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Daily Bull and Bear | Is the "bear army" regaining the upper hand? Last Friday, the Hang Seng Index saw a significant increase in bear shares; Xiaomi's stock price hit a historic high, with a bull certificate earning a profit of 150%.
The Hang Seng Index night futures closed at 19,827 points, with a net Outflow of 58 million HKD from bullish positions and a net Inflow of 41 million HKD into bearish positions last Friday; the top five stocks with inflow from bullish positions are Xiaomi, Tencent, Alibaba, Hong Kong Stock Exchange, and BYD.
A new high in three years! The Hong Kong property market transaction has "exploded"! The "high ROI" attracts homebuyers.
Source: Securities Times Author: Wu Jiaming The Hong Kong property market achieved its highest transaction volume in nearly three years in 2024. Looking back at the Hong Kong property market in 2024, after the "withdrawal of spicy policies," the market clearly rebounded, with the overall transaction volume increasing year-on-year. At the same time, a considerable number of mainland clients recognized that the current property prices in Hong Kong are at a low level and that the rental ROI is relatively high, making it suitable for asset allocation. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government's Land Registry recently reported that the total number of building sale and purchase agreements registered in Hong Kong for the whole of 2024 (including residential, parking spaces, and commercial properties) reached 67,979, an increase of 17.1% compared to the same period in 2023, setting a near record.
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Meridians: It is expected that this year there will be around 6,000 mortgage applications for pre-sale flats in Hong Kong, challenging the highest level in nearly five years.
Cao Deming stated that all Banks have begun to compete for mortgage Business in the first quarter of this year, and the disparity in the market share of the Banks may have an opportunity to be readjusted.
Asia-Pacific Markets Trade Mixed at Start of 2025 as China's Manufacturing Slows
On the first trading day of the New Year, Bank stocks opened high and then fell back. Many Institutions: the opening performance may be better than in previous years, but the trend of declining net interest margin remains unchanged.
① The crediting ratio between each quarter is expected to recover to a ratio of 4:3:2:1. ② It is expected that policy trends will continue, gradually boosting demand in the Real Estate sector. ③ This year, the decline in net interest margin for Banks is narrower compared to 2024, with a calculated interest margin of 1.34% under neutral assumptions.
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