Global Healthcare Analyst

Tina Banerjee

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Celltrion outlined mid- to long-term business outlook. European Patent Court has dismissed injunction against Eoflow. Lunit partnered with Salud Digna, one of Mexico’s largest healthcare chains.</li>
<li>China has accepted Hansoh Pharma’s fifth indication approval application for Ameile. Sichuan Kelun-Biotech received marketing authorization in China for the first domestically developed TROP2-directed ADC sacituzumab tirumotecan.</li>
<li>Eisai launched Leqembi in South Korea. Dr. Reddy’s launched new biologic drug, toripalimab in India, for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Aster DM is merging with Quality Care India Limited.</li>
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Celltrion outlined mid- to long-term business outlook. European Patent Court has dismissed injunction against Eoflow. Lunit partnered with Salud Digna, one of Mexico’s largest healthcare chains.
China has accepted Hansoh Pharma’s fifth indication approval application for Ameile. Sichuan Kelun-Biotech received marketing authorization in China for the first domestically developed TROP2-directed ADC sacituzumab tirumotecan.
Eisai launched Leqembi in South Korea. Dr. Reddy’s launched new biologic drug, toripalimab in India, for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Aster DM is merging with Quality Care India Limited.


APAC Healthcare Weekly (Dec 1)- Celltrion, Eoflow, Lunit, Hansoh, Kelun Biotech, Eisai, Dr. Reddy’s

Quantitative Researcher, MRM Research

Nico Rosti

Quantitative Researcher

MRM Research

Quantitative Research

Event-Driven

Korea Stock Exchange KOSPI 200 / Event-Driven

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<li>While the short-selling ban for the <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/korea-stock-exchange-kospi-200" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26021:1" rel="noopener">KOSPI 200 INDEX</a> will remain in place until the first months of 2025, that does not prevent the index from pulling back.</li>
<li>Pullbacks, in this context, are an opportunity to buy, in the hope the index will rise higher from its current position.</li>
<li>Our models right now are showing a short-term WEEKLY OVERBOUGHT scenario coming in the next 2 weeks. Keep reading for more details.</li>
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While the short-selling ban for the KOSPI 200 INDEX will remain in place until the first months of 2025, that does not prevent the index from pulling back.
Pullbacks, in this context, are an opportunity to buy, in the hope the index will rise higher from its current position.
Our models right now are showing a short-term WEEKLY OVERBOUGHT scenario coming in the next 2 weeks. Keep reading for more details.


Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Aug 30th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD5.1bn.</li>
<li>We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.</li>
<li>We highlight short interest changes in Samsung Electronics, Hlb, Yuhan.</li>
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We analyzed the changes in short interest of KRX stocks as of Aug 30th which has an aggregated short interest worth USD5.1bn.
We tabulate league table for top short by value and short as multiple of ADT, as well as weekly increases &amp; decreases in short value, short as multiple of ADT.
We highlight short interest changes in Samsung Electronics, Hlb, Yuhan.


KRX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 30th): Samsung Electronics, Hlb, Yuhan

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

Equity Capital Markets

Shinhan Financial / Equity Capital Markets

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/bnp-paribas" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:525:1" rel="noopener">BNP Paribas (BNP FP)</a> is looking to raise around US$680m via selling 3.5% of its stake in <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/shinhan-financial-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6978:1" rel="noopener">Shinhan Financial (055550 KS)</a>.</li>
<li>This will be the fourth selldown for the stock since the start of the year. It will also be the largest one of the lot, so far.</li>
<li>In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.</li>
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BNP Paribas (BNP FP) is looking to raise around US$680m via selling 3.5% of its stake in Shinhan Financial (055550 KS).
This will be the fourth selldown for the stock since the start of the year. It will also be the largest one of the lot, so far.
In this note, we will talk about the deal dynamics and run the deal through our ECM framework.


Shinhan Financial Group Placement - Another Selldown, Momentum Is Strong but Deal Is Large

Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/hanall-biopharma-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:8854:1" rel="noopener">Hanall Biopharma (009420 KS)</a>'s licensed partner Harbour BioMed announced that the China’s NMPA has officially accepted the Biologics License Application for batoclimab for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis.  </li>
<li>Immunovant announced positive initial result from the single-ascending dose portion of the Phase 1 trial of IMVT-1402. Initial data from the multiple-ascending dose cohorts are expected in October/ November 2023.</li>
<li>Hanall and Daewoong have initiated phase 1 clinical trial of HL192 for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, and dosed the first subject. The initial results are expected in 2H24.</li>
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Hanall Biopharma (009420 KS)'s licensed partner Harbour BioMed announced that the China’s NMPA has officially accepted the Biologics License Application for batoclimab for the treatment of generalized myasthenia gravis.  
Immunovant announced positive initial result from the single-ascending dose portion of the Phase 1 trial of IMVT-1402. Initial data from the multiple-ascending dose cohorts are expected in October/ November 2023.
Hanall and Daewoong have initiated phase 1 clinical trial of HL192 for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, and dosed the first subject. The initial results are expected in 2H24.


Hanall Biopharma (009420 KS): Pipeline Progress and New Deal Depict Brighter Outlook

South Korea

HANALL BIOPHARMA CO., LTD. manufactures prescription drugs for hospitals. The Company specializes in making oral and non-oral antibiotics and amino-acid infusions.

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APAC Healthcare Weekly (Dec 1)- Celltrion, Eoflow, Lunit, Hansoh, Kelun Biotech, Eisai, Dr. Reddy’s

Celltrion, Hansoh Pharma, and other pharmaceutical companies are making significant strides in expanding their business and launching new drugs in...

Tina Banerjee

EQD | KOSPI 200 May Pullback Soon...

Pullbacks on the KOSPI 200 INDEX are currently a buy opportunity, given the short-selling ban still in place. We predict a short-term WEEKLY...

Nico Rosti

KRX Short Interest Weekly (Aug 30th): Samsung Electronics, Hlb, Yuhan

We analyzed KRX short interest report for the past week and highlighted short interest changes in Samsung Electronics, Hlb, Yuhan.

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Shinhan Financial Group Placement - Another Selldown, Momentum Is Strong but Deal Is Large

BNP Paribas (BNP FP) is looking to raise around US$680m via selling 3.5% of its stake in Shinhan Financial (055550 KS). In this note, we talk about...

Sumeet Singh