Traders pushed bearish bets on Xiaomi Corp. to a record ahead of first-quarter earnings amid concerns over rising memory costs and escalating rivalry in China’s electric vehicle market. Short interest rose to around 9% of free float last week, compared to less than 2% a year earlier, according to S3 Partners. Xiaomi’s shares have fallen by half from an all-time high in July, making them among the ...
Traders pushed bearish bets on Xiaomi Corp. to a record ahead of first-quarter earnings amid concerns over rising memory costs and escalating rivalry in China’s electric vehicle market. Short interest rose to around 9% of free float last week, compared to less than 2% a year earlier, according to S3 Partners. Xiaomi’s shares have fallen by half from an all-time high in July, making them among the worst performer on the Hang Seng Tech Index during the period. “The main issue for Xiaomi has been rising memory prices, and the impact on profitability,” said Kevin Net , a portfolio manager at Financiere de L Echiquier. “Lackluster consumer environment in China and persisting intense competition in the EV space” also weigh on the stock, he said. The Beijing-based tech company is expected to post an 11% year-on-year decline in revenue for the three months ended March when it reports later Tuesday, its first quarterly drop since mid-2023, Bloomberg-compiled data show. Its gross profit margin may improve from the previous quarter to 21.4%, thanks partly to higher product pricing, analysts said.
HSBC is targeting an increase in its Hong Kong client base to match the city’s population of 7.5 million, a goal to be driven mainly by international investors, according to its Hong Kong CEO Maggie Ng. Hong Kong has already seen almost 2 million new customers sign up to the HSBC Hong Kong office over the past two years, bringing its total customers to 7 million at the end of last year. “It is my ...
HSBC is targeting an increase in its Hong Kong client base to match the city’s population of 7.5 million, a goal to be driven mainly by international investors, according to its Hong Kong CEO Maggie Ng. Hong Kong has already seen almost 2 million new customers sign up to the HSBC Hong Kong office over the past two years, bringing its total customers to 7 million at the end of last year. “It is my short-term target to see the total customers reach 7.5 million. As Hong Kong only has a population of 7.5 million, we have to attract more international investors to come to invest here for us to achieve such a target,” she said in a media briefing on Friday. Advertisement Hong Kong has become a global wealth management hub , with a strong stock market and a growing insurance sector that can serve both mainland Chinese and international investors, she said, citing a study by GlobalData that found 15 million wealthy mainland Chinese customers with a need for offshore wealth management services. “Globally, international investors are seeking diversification of their investment and to achieve growth opportunities in Hong Kong. The future growth opportunities are huge,” she said. Advertisement
A reported US delay in delivering hundreds of Tomahawk cruise missiles could slow Japan ’s plans to give its military a long-range strike option, analysts said, exposing a potential gap between Tokyo’s new defence ambitions and Washington ’s ability to supply the weapons. The missiles are central to Japan’s effort to build a counterstrike capability, giving it the ability to hit enemy bases if the...
A reported US delay in delivering hundreds of Tomahawk cruise missiles could slow Japan ’s plans to give its military a long-range strike option, analysts said, exposing a potential gap between Tokyo’s new defence ambitions and Washington ’s ability to supply the weapons. The missiles are central to Japan’s effort to build a counterstrike capability, giving it the ability to hit enemy bases if the country comes under threat, as Tokyo rethinks its defence posture in response to a more uncertain regional security environment. But analysts said the setback, if confirmed, could also give Tokyo an opening to push for a bigger role in producing US-designed weapons, including through licensing deals with Japanese manufacturers. Advertisement The Financial Times reported on Saturday that US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told his Japanese counterpart, Shinjiro Koizumi, in a phone call earlier this month that deliveries of up to 400 Tomahawk missiles could face delays of as long as two years. The report said the delays were linked to US efforts to rebuild missile stockpiles after the heavy use of Tomahawks in military operations against Iran. Advertisement The report followed an April 16 article in the Asahi newspaper that discussed “possible delivery delays” and quoted officials at Japan’s Ministry of Defence.
China Moves To Shut Down Offshore Stock-Trading Channels Used By Mainland Investors Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times, China’s securities regulator has opened enforcement actions against Futu, Tiger Brokers, and Longbridge Securities, accusing the offshore online brokerages of illegally serving mainland investors who used the platforms to trade U.S. and Hong Kong stocks. The China Secur...
China Moves To Shut Down Offshore Stock-Trading Channels Used By Mainland Investors Authored by Arthur Zhang via The Epoch Times, China’s securities regulator has opened enforcement actions against Futu, Tiger Brokers, and Longbridge Securities, accusing the offshore online brokerages of illegally serving mainland investors who used the platforms to trade U.S. and Hong Kong stocks. The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) said on May 22 that it had opened investigations and issued administrative penalty pre-notification letters against Tiger Brokers (NZ) Limited, Futu Securities International (Hong Kong) Limited, Longbridge Securities (Hong Kong) Limited, and their related onshore and offshore entities. The regulator said the firms conducted securities brokerage and margin-financing services in mainland China without approval and also “illegally” engaged in public-fund sales and futures brokerage activities. The action was announced alongside a broader campaign by eight Chinese agencies to “comprehensively rectify” cross-border securities, futures, and fund operations. The agencies involved are the CSRC, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Public Security, People’s Bank of China, State Administration for Market Regulation, National Financial Regulatory Administration, Cyberspace Administration of China, and State Administration of Foreign Exchange. 2-Year Wind Down The eight-agency implementation plan sets a two-year rectification period to phase out unauthorized mainland-facing services by offshore securities, futures, and fund institutions. During that period, offshore firms are barred from providing existing mainland investors with buy orders or fund-inflow services; only one-way selling and fund withdrawals are permitted. After the period ends, the firms must shut down mainland websites, trading software, and supporting servers. The CSRC said investor property safety would not be affected by the rectification campaign and that a...