HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul>
<li>While the worst-performing stocks in 2023 have gone down by an average of 17.6% YTD, their pick-up in the last month is significant at 19.9%. </li>
<li>The cut in US interest rate and the Chinese government's stimulus measures will benefit the HSI, providing room for shifting position from heavily overweighted names to underweighted.</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/li-ning-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:6047:1" rel="noopener">Li Ning (2331 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/meituan" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26970:1" rel="noopener">Meituan (3690 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/wuxi-apptec" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:23679:1" rel="noopener">Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK)</a>, and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/zhongsheng-group-holdings" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10573:1" rel="noopener">Zhongsheng Group (881 HK)</a> are the key "dogs" in last year that are worth a look. </li>
</ul>


While the worst-performing stocks in 2023 have gone down by an average of 17.6% YTD, their pick-up in the last month is significant at 19.9%. 
The cut in US interest rate and the Chinese government's stimulus measures will benefit the HSI, providing room for shifting position from heavily overweighted names to underweighted.

Li Ning (2331 HK), Meituan (3690 HK), Wuxi Biologics (2269 HK), and Zhongsheng Group (881 HK) are the key "dogs" in last year that are worth a look. 


China & HK Strategy: Time for The "Dogs" To Revenge?

Asia L/S Equity PM/Macro/Thematic Idea Generation

Rikki Malik

<ul>
<li>Obvious policy efforts are being made to drive consumption and improve consumer confidence.</li>
<li>Previous attempts have resulted in increased savings but policy direction has changed</li>
<li>Beaten-Up consumer names have a good risk-reward at this stage</li>
</ul>


Obvious policy efforts are being made to drive consumption and improve consumer confidence.
Previous attempts have resulted in increased savings but policy direction has changed
Beaten-Up consumer names have a good risk-reward at this stage


China Crosses the Rubicon - Direct Payments to Kickstart Consumption

Quantitative Equity Analyst, DMA

Charlotte van Tiddens, CFA

Quantitative Equity Analyst

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Event-Driven

<ul>
<li>On Tuesday, China announced fresh stimulus measures targeting the stock market and property sector.</li>
<li>The PBoC reduced the main policy rate and cut the RRR, signaling that further cuts were on the cards for later this year.</li>
<li>Further stimulus measures were announced today ahead of the Golden Week holiday. The discounts of Naspers and Prosus have rallied on the news, we see room for further upside.</li>
</ul>


On Tuesday, China announced fresh stimulus measures targeting the stock market and property sector.
The PBoC reduced the main policy rate and cut the RRR, signaling that further cuts were on the cards for later this year.
Further stimulus measures were announced today ahead of the Golden Week holiday. The discounts of Naspers and Prosus have rallied on the news, we see room for further upside.


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Cross Asset Strategy

<ul>
<li>The fabled  PBoC Put is finally out in the open</li>
<li>Is there a floor under the stock market, if not the property market?</li>
<li>Has the asymetric opportunity now gone with this recent rally?</li>
</ul>


The fabled  PBoC Put is finally out in the open
Is there a floor under the stock market, if not the property market?
Has the asymetric opportunity now gone with this recent rally?


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<ul>
<li>A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes or outlook</li>
<li>We take a look at how some of the markets we focus on reacted to the aftermath of the Federal Reserve Decision.</li>
<li>China is watching key levels on the Shanghai Composite Index</li>
</ul>


A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes or outlook
We take a look at how some of the markets we focus on reacted to the aftermath of the Federal Reserve Decision.
China is watching key levels on the Shanghai Composite Index


Hong Kong

The Hang Seng Index is a free-float capitalization-weighted index of a selection of companies from the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong. The components of the index are divided into four subindices: Commerce and Industry, Finance, Utilities, and Properties. The index was developed with a base level of 100 as of July 31, 1964.

Hang Seng Index (HSI INDEX)

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Rikki Malik

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The emergence of the PBoC Put and what to do now that the Hang Seng Index has rallied so fast and hard. Has the boat been missed?

Rikki Malik

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A review of recent events/data impacting our investment themes and outlook. We look at the usual suspects of Gold, the JPY, Topix and the Hang...

Rikki Malik

Policy efforts are shifting towards driving consumption and boosting consumer confidence, presenting a favourable risk-reward opportunity for...