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GX CN SEMICON fell 2.79% this week to close at HK$66.88, while the Hang Seng Index dropped 4.52%, leaving the ETF roughly 1.73 percentage points ahead of the benchmark. Trading over four days followed a fade-after-rally pattern: the fund opened at HK$65.82 on Monday and closed at HK$67.30, reached a weekly high of HK$68.58 on Tuesday, slipped back to HK$65.82 on Wednesday, then tested a weekly low of HK$63.32 on Thursday before rebounding into the close at HK$66.88. The week’s amplitude came in at 7.99%.
Sector News
The semiconductor complex saw heavy news flow. Montage Technology’s third-quarter results drew positive remarks from CLSA and Morgan Stanley, with interconnect chip demand flagged as likely to improve further into the fourth quarter; Cambricon’s third-quarter profit jumped 148%; and JPMorgan argued that China semiconductor equipment demand is accelerating while concerns over testing momentum, memory capex and margins look overstated. Samsung and SK Hynix were reported to be upgrading their China plants to make more advanced chips. Regionally, Korean chip names rebounded at one point, but US AI chip stocks fell in overnight trading, with Marvell Technology sliding even after beating estimates, and the tech sell-off persisted into the back half of the week.
The Week Ahead
The week leaves a live debate over AI chip earnings delivery and valuations. Watch for further guidance from overseas semiconductor firms, as well as how Chinese big-tech competition shifts around cost efficiency and ecosystems. If the reports on Samsung and SK Hynix upgrading China plants gain traction, sentiment around local manufacturing names could shift. On the macro side, Middle East tensions and elevated oil prices remain key backdrop risks for tech. Post-week news showed further pressure on Hong Kong and regional tech shares, so sector mood will need to be re-tested when trading resumes.
In Short
The ETF outperformed the market this week, but the absolute drop still reflects broad pressure on semiconductor and tech shares. On the industry side, improving earnings from Chinese chip companies sit alongside a sell-off in overseas AI chip names, with no single direction dominating. On the chart, the fund is near its 60-session range low of HK$63.32, with both the 20-day and 60-day moving averages still above price, suggesting the trend has yet to repair. The question ahead is whether domestic earnings strength can offset the drag from falling overseas tech valuations.
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