KGI Asia Commentary
HSI rose 38 points on Thursday
The Hang Seng Index rose 38 points or 0.2% to 18,047 on Thursday. HSTECH rose 17 points or 0.4% to 4,059 and HSCEI rose 39 points or 0.6% to 6,275. Daily market turnover was HK$81.6bn.
Arm listing revives IPO market hopes, Dow jumps
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday despite stronger-than-expected inflation data, but at the same time, stronger-than-expected retail sales showed the resilience of the economy. The Dow Jones rose for three consecutive days, rising 331.58 points to 34,907.11 points, an increase of 0.96%. The S&P 500 rose about 0.84% to 4,505.10 points, and the Nasdaq Composite rose 0.81% to 13,926.05 points. Shares of chip design company Arm surged 24.7% after the market opened on Thursday. Investors hope the year's largest tech IPO can jump-start a sluggish IPO market. Arm's initial public offering on Wednesday priced at $51 per share. On its first day of trading, the stock closed at $63.59 per share. Additionally, investors digested a raft of economic reports that showed more benign core inflation data and strong consumer performance.
Both headline PPI and retail sales stronger than expected
Overall PPI was stronger than expected, but core PPI was under control. Excluding food and energy, core PPI rose 0.2% in August, in line with expectations. However, the overall PPI increased by 1.6% year-on-year, higher than the 1.2% expected, and increased by 0.7% from July, higher than the 0.4% expected. On the other hand, retail sales in August were better than expected, increasing 0.6%, while economists expected a 0.1% increase. Excluding automobiles, retail sales rose 0.6% last month, beating expectations for a 0.4% gain.
Hong Kong Stock Connect had a net outflow of HK$2.6bn on Thursday, of which CNOOC (883) had the largest net inflow, reaching HK$0.38bn; followed by Innovent Bio (1801). Tencent (700) recorded the largest net outflow at HK$0.17bn, followed by Easy Buy (1797).
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