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title: "Today's Important News Review | Dolphin Investment Research"
description: "Nikkei plunges by 4451 points, setting a historical record; Caixin China Services PMI rises to 52.1 in July, with employment returning to expansion"
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published_at: "2024-08-05T08:33:31.000Z"
author: "[Dolphin Research](https://longbridge.com/en/news/dolphin.md)"
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# Today's Important News Review | Dolphin Investment Research

## 0805 **Focus of Dolphin Jun:**

### **🐬 Macro/Industry**

**1.** The Bank of Japan announced a rate hike last week, raising the policy interest rate by 15 basis points to 0.15% to 0.25%, and announced a gradual reduction in monthly bond purchases to 3 trillion yen, exceeding market expectations. The Nikkei 225 index continued to decline, plummeting 4451 points today, marking the largest point drop in history. Coupled with weak U.S. employment and economic data and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, global stock markets continue to plummet, and cryptocurrencies are also being sold off, accelerating risk aversion sentiment.

**2.** In July, Caixin China General Services Business Activity Index (Services PMI) recorded 52.1, up 0.9 percentage points from June, indicating an accelerated expansion in the service industry. The A-share market withstood pressure in the morning and turned red, but fell back in the afternoon.

### **🐬 Individual Stocks**

**1\. Dolphin Jun focuses on financial reports and conference calls**

Amazon: "[AI Accelerates Investment, Users Become More Stingy, Is Amazon Going to 'Quit' Again?](https://longportapp.cn/zh-CN/topics/22927973)", "[Amazon: Views on Consumer Sentiment and AI Investment Pace](https://longportapp.cn/zh-CN/topics/22928179)"

Intel: "[Complete Failure Across the Board, Intel's 'Dream of Red Chamber' Shattered](https://longportapp.cn/zh-CN/topics/22892515)"

### **🐬 Leading Sectors**

**SH/SZ:** Education services, highway-passenger transportation, pharmaceutical retailers;

**HK:** Reinsurance, data processing and outsourcing services, furniture/home furnishings/renovation materials retailers;

**US:** Commercial and residential mortgage financing, household cleaning products, managed healthcare.

### **🐬 Focus Tomorrow**

**1.** U.S. trade balance;

**2.** Uber, PLTR to release financial reports, Dolphin Jun will track and provide interpretation and analysis.

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> **Disclaimer**: This article is for reference only and does not constitute any investment advice.