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Saturday, October 18th, 2025

Midday Market Buzz: ETFs, Tech Giants & Earnings Shake Up Hong Kong & US Stocks

πŸš€ Midday Market Buzz: ETFs, Tech Giants & Earnings Shake Up Hong Kong & US Stocks


HK:02845.HK:GX CN EV BATT
HK:09845.HK:GX CN EV BATT-U
HK:07399.HK:XI2CSOPMSTR
HK:07234.HK:XL2 BOS CHINEXT
HK:09399.HK:XI2CSOPMSTR-U

πŸ“ˆ Top ETF Gainers – GX CN EV BATT surged 6% to HK$97.48, GX CN EV BATT-U rose 5.8%, XI2CSOPMSTR gained 4.6%, XL2 BOS CHINEXT jumped 4.2%, and XI2CSOPMSTR-U added 4%.


HK:03690.HK:MEITUAN-W

πŸ“‰ Daiwa Cuts MEITUAN-W – Daiwa trimmed target price to HK$170 but reaffirmed Buy, citing losses in food delivery and weak outlook for 2H25.


HK:3115.HK:Hangseng Index
HK:02318.HK:PING AN
HK:01810.HK:XIAOMI
HK:09988.HK:Alibaba
HK:00700.HK:Tencent
HK:03690.HK:MEITUAN-W

πŸ“Š HSI Midday Gains – HSI closed midday at 25,156 (+158 pts), HSTI at 5,675 (+31 pts). PING AN rose 1%, Alibaba and Tencent gained 0.7% each, while Xiaomi slipped 0.9%.


HK:00267.HK:CITIC

πŸ’° CITIC Earnings – Interim net profit fell 2.8% to RMB31.23B; EPS at RMB1.07; dividend RMB0.2 declared.


HK:02400.HK:XD INC

πŸš€ XD INC Surges – Interim net profit jumped 268% YoY to RMB755M on strong revenue growth (+39%). No dividend declared.


HK:6019.HK:CHINA MER PORT

βš“ CHINA MER PORT Results – Interim net profit dropped ~20% to RMB3.6B; dividend maintained at HK$0.25.


HK:0960.HK:LONGFOR GROUP

🏠 LONGFOR GROUP Slumps – Interim net profit sank 45.2% to RMB3.216B; dividend cut to RMB0.07.


US:NVDA:NVIDIA

πŸ’‘ Citi on NVIDIA – Citi lifted target price to US$210, maintaining a Buy rating after strong results.


HK:0914.HK:CONCH CEMENT

πŸ—οΈ Goldman Sachs on CONCH CEMENT – Target price raised to HK$31; earnings beat expectations.


HK:1109.HK:CHINA RES LAND

🏒 Goldman Sachs on CHINA RES LAND – TP raised to HK$38; Buy rating reaffirmed.


HK:0020.HK:SENSETIME-W

πŸ€– Goldman Sachs on SENSETIME-W – Upgraded to Buy, target lifted to HK$2.72.


HK:0883.HK:CNOOC

πŸ›’οΈ UBS on CNOOC – Target price raised to HK$26.5; rating Buy.


HK:0857.HK:PETROCHINA

β›½ DBS on PETROCHINA – TP lifted to HK$8; Buy maintained.


US:BTC:Bitcoin

πŸ“‰ Crypto Trading Buzz – GUOTAI JUNAN I stock jumped 23% on plans to offer crypto trading services in Hong Kong, fueling investor excitement.


HK:2318.HK:CHINA LIFE

🏦 Mixed Calls on CHINA LIFE – CCBI downgraded to Neutral, cutting TP to HK$24, while HTSC raised TP to HK$26, keeping a Buy stance.


HK:2007.HK:COUNTRY GARDEN / SHIMAO GROUP (0813.HK)

βš–οΈ ABC Lawsuit – Agricultural Bank of China sued Shimao Group in Hong Kong to recover ~RMB1B unpaid debt.


HK:0700.HK:TENCENT

πŸ”„ Tencent Buyback – Repurchased 927,000 shares worth ~HK$551M.


HK:09868.HK:LI AUTO-W

πŸš— LI AUTO-W Rises – Shares climbed 2.5% despite a 1% drop in Q2 net profit; new Li i6 model scheduled for next month.


HK:06690.HK:HAIER SMARTHOME

🏠 HAIER SMARTHOME Grows – First-half net profit rose 15.6%, pushing shares up nearly 6%.


HK:9988.HK:Alibaba
HK:9618.HK:BIDU-SW

πŸ“± Tech Updates – Alibaba gained ahead of earnings release, while Baidu unveiled new education products.


HK:1928.HK:SANDS CHINA

🎰 Macau Tourism Boost – Sands China said its properties received over 1.1B visits.


πŸ“Œ In Summary: Markets saw upbeat ETF performances, earnings shocks from CITIC, XD INC, and LONGFOR, and strong broker calls on tech and energy giants. Tencent’s buyback, Li Auto’s new launch, and crypto-trading moves from Guotai Junan kept investors buzzing across sectors.

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