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Daily Brief Thematic (Sector/Industry): Nuclear Zeitgeist Part 1: A Reactor Primer and more

In today’s briefing:

  • Nuclear Zeitgeist Part 1: A Reactor Primer
  • Japan Morning Connection: HK Futures off the Lows Should Point to Upside for China Related Names
  • Ohayo Japan | Stocks Rally as Oil Declines
  • [Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:TCOMUS/PDDUS/BABA/JD/002352CH/700HK/NTES/BILI/002624CH/3888HK/3690HK
  • [Blue Lotus Daily]:300750 CH/1211 HK/1519 HK/ZTO US/1810 HK/600690 CH/000333 CH/000651 CH
  • SA Listed Property Review – September 2024


Nuclear Zeitgeist Part 1: A Reactor Primer

By Douglas O’Laughlin

  • Last month, the DOE published a paper about the commercial liftoff of Advanced Nuclear. 
  • Larry Ellison mentioned that SMRs (Small modular reactors) will power data centers in the future, and Microsoft will unshutter 3 Mile Island for one last puff of a half-smoked cigarette. Just a few years ago, it was closed for economic reasons.
  • This is going to be the first in a series about Nuclear Power. Today, I’ll talk about Nuclear Reactors and the basics.

Japan Morning Connection: HK Futures off the Lows Should Point to Upside for China Related Names

By Andrew Jackson

  • NVDA lifts markets on comments from Hon Hai Chairman that demand for Blackwell was ‘crazy’.
  • Oil related names in JP will follow US lower on the drop in oil, despite Hurricane Milton having the potential to disrupt production.
  • HK futures finding off the lows overnight should point to upside for related China names in Japan to start; Gamers to be sold heavily after PIF sale.

Ohayo Japan | Stocks Rally as Oil Declines

By Mark Chadwick

  • U.S. stocks rebounded Tuesday as oil prices retreated, easing Middle East tensions concerns
  • Tech stocks led gains, with Nvidia and Broadcom up 4% and 3% respectively
  • The Tokyo Stock Exchange’s CEO emphasizes the growing importance of shareholder dialogue in Japan’s corporate governance reform.

[Blue Lotus Daily-TMT Update]:TCOMUS/PDDUS/BABA/JD/002352CH/700HK/NTES/BILI/002624CH/3888HK/3690HK

By Ying Pan

  • TCOM US: Overseas Travel for National Holiday Grow Faster than Domestic Travel, Potentially Signaling the End of Consumption Downgrading (+)
  • PDD US: PDD announces another support plan for “quality merchants” (/)
  • BABA US/JD US/002352 CH: E-commerce players intensify logistics competition in Hong Kong (////-)

[Blue Lotus Daily]:300750 CH/1211 HK/1519 HK/ZTO US/1810 HK/600690 CH/000333 CH/000651 CH

By Eric Wen

  • 300750 CH/1211 HK:A fire broke out at CATL’s Fujian factory, negatively affecting its safety image (-)
  • 1211 HK:BYD recalls close to 100,000 vehicles, mainly produced in 2022-23 (/)
  • 1519 HK/ZTO US: Parcel volume collection +40% yoy in prior week (+)

SA Listed Property Review – September 2024

By Garreth Elston

  • The South African All Property Index (J803) continued its strong 2024 run in September, rising by 5.16% for the month, taking the index’s 2024 Total Return to 29.73%.
  • The third quarter saw a 19.14% total return, and all three months delivered positive returns. On a rolling one-year basis, the J803’s Total Return has been very robust at 46.98%. 
  • The sector shrugged off concerns that it may start to run out of steam, and as several companies posted better than expected annual results and pre-close updates during the month.

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