PRE-MARKET CHINESE STOCKS NEWS: Chinese markets reopen following the Luner New Year/Spring Festival Holiday
Chinese markets have reopened after the Lunar New Year, revealing mixed signals from various companies.
PBoC sets USD/CNY mid-point at 6.9414 vs exp. 6.9249 (Prev. 6.9398)
Fox Business's Edward Lawrence says admin official told him that tariffs Trump imposed on Friday under Section 122 are currently at 10%, and will go to 15%, but requires separate presidential action which is being worked on now
PRE-MARKET CHINESE STOCKS NEWS: Chinese markets reopen following the Luner New Year/Spring Festival Holiday
[MARKET UPDATE] Copper futures (+1.5%) rallied at the turn of the hour amid the reopen of Shanghai commodities trade as the red metal's largest buyer returns from the holiday closure
Chinese Loan Prime Rate 1Y 3% vs. Exp. 3% (Prev. 3%)
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China Qinfa Group (866 HK) - Co. FY (CNY) net is seen at a loss (prev. profit 502mln Y/Y). (Newswires)
China Starch Holdings (3838 HK) - Co. FY (CNY) pretax is seen to fall approx. 64% Y/Y, rev. is seen at 10.1bln-11.4bln (prev. 11.4bln Y/Y). (Newswires)
China State Construction Development Holdings (830 HK) - Co. FY (HKD) net is seen to fall to 237mln (prev. 650mln Y/Y). (Newswires)
Tencent (700 HK) - Co.’s WeChat saw 24% Y/Y growth in transaction volume in Hong Kong during Chinese New Year and a 70%+ surge in mini program transaction amount. (AA Stocks)
Tech
DeepSeek is set to release a new AI model and has yet to announce a release date, but it is expected to be imminent following the conclusion of the Lunar New Year celebrations. (Newswires)
US President Trump administration senior official said Chinese AI startup DeepSeek's latest AI model was trained on NVIDIA's (NVDA) most-advanced AI chip, the Blackwell, despite US export controls, according to Reuters. (Newswires)
Anthropic accused Chinese Cos. of siphoning data from Claude, while allegations mirror those of OpenAI, which told House lawmakers that DeepSeek used ‘distillation’ to improve models. (WSJ)
While Tencent reported significant growth in transaction volumes during the holiday, some firms are experiencing substantial declines in profits, which may indicate a challenging post-holiday recovery phase. Investors should monitor how these developments could impact overall risk sentiment in Asian markets and potentially influence foreign investment flows.
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