- The Hong Kong stock market experienced a downturn, with the HSI dropping 157 points to 25,295 and the HSTECH declining 1.9% to 4,689.
- Major artificial intelligence stocks suffered sharp drops, as Z.AI plunged 16.21% to HKD1,008, MINIMAX-W dived 12.34%, and SENSETIME-W fell 6.54% despite an interim positive profit alert forecasting a net profit of RMB500-700 million.
- Other focus stocks reported mixed movements ahead of earnings announcements, with companies like WEIMOB INC and GIGADEVICE dropping nearly 6% while BIDU-SW edged up 0.4%.
- The RMB central parity rate was set at 6.7904 with the PBOC executing a net daily withdrawal of RMB 133 billion through open market operations.
- The three major A-share indices opened mixed, as Chinese bank stocks traded soft and major photovoltaic stocks exhibited divergent movements following new trade measures.
- Sector performances varied significantly with optical module players opening higher while chip and insurance stocks experienced mild declines.
- Roundhill Memory ETF has added CXMT to its holdings with a 2.52% weight.
- The ETF focuses on memory chip companies and features major holdings such as Samsung Electronics, Micron Technology, and SK Hynix.
- Other prominent holdings include Seagate Technology, Western Digital, SanDisk, Kioxia, Nanya Technology, and GigaDevice.
- The PBOC set the RMB central parity rate at 6.7894 and conducted RMB 134 billion of 7-day reverse repos alongside RMB 600 billion of overnight reverse repos.
- The three major A-share indices opened between 0.8% and 5.2% higher, with the Shanghai Composite Index opening up 0.76% at 3,833.
- Mainland bank and insurance stocks opened lower, while chip stocks experienced significant gains, including HUA HONG GRACE surging nearly 13% and GIGADEVICE hitting the daily limit up.