I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.KWEB.US fell 2.93% this week to close at $23.86. The S&P 500 lost just 0.27% over the same stretch, leaving KWEB.US trailing by about 2.66 percentage points. The week chopped lower: it opened at $24.68 on Monday, briefly bounced back near $24.51 on Wednesday, then broke down to $23.78 on Friday (2 October), a fresh low over the past 60 trading days. Daily volume averaged 17.7m shares, about 13.5% above the median, so turnover was on the active side.
The Week
KWEB.US fell 2.93% this week to close at $23.86. The S&P 500 lost just 0.27% over the same stretch, leaving KWEB.US trailing by about 2.66 percentage points. The week chopped lower: it opened at $24.68 on Monday, briefly bounced back near $24.51 on Wednesday, then broke down to $23.78 on Friday (2 October), a fresh low over the past 60 trading days. Daily volume averaged 17.7m shares, about 13.5% above the median, so turnover was on the active side.
Sector News
Macro forces dominated the China internet space this week, mostly through a churning Fed rate outlook. Bessent urged the Fed to keep an open mind, Kashkari saw another hike this year and the Dallas Fed argued for at least 50bp more, while Williams and prediction markets pointed to a higher chance of an October hold. That split kept rate expectations unsettled. Tencent was reported to have leased 100,000 chips from Oracle to speed up its AI push, one of the few direct sector-level stories. China’s tightening internet tax regulation also came into view, with Nomura highlighting withholding tax and related-party transactions. Citi kept buy ratings on Tongcheng Travel and Trip.com-S, citing resilient long-haul travel during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but that had limited impact on the ETF.
The Week Ahead
Next week is heavy on macro data. Global services PMI final prints and ISM non-manufacturing PMI land on Monday, 5 October, with the ISM index forecast at 55 versus a prior 55.4. Tuesday, 6 October, brings international trade and goods trade balance figures. Wednesday, 7 October, adds EIA weekly crude and Cushing inventories, which will carry signals on demand and inflation. With the Fed still split on the rate path and internet tax regulation simmering, next week’s data could set the tone for risk appetite in China internet names.
In Short
KWEB.US broke to the lower end of its 60-day range on active volume and underperformed the S&P 500. The week’s signals were in tension: sturdy buy ratings on select names and Tencent’s AI push sat against a noisy Fed backdrop and fresh regulatory attention. Latest day’s fund flow showed large-lot buying but small-lot selling, so direction was mixed. The near-term question is whether next week’s macro numbers shift the current soft trading pattern.
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