US stocks close | Nasdaq rose 2.5%, Dow Jones, S&P hit record highs; chip stocks, Chinese concept stocks shine, Tesla rose more than 7%, Nvidia rose nearly 4%
The US unemployment benefits data strengthens expectations of an economic soft landing, with the Dow Jones breaking the 0.042 million point mark for the first time and the S&P closing above 5700 points for the first time. The Nasdaq rose 3% at one point, the chip index rose 5.7% at one point, the bank index rose nearly 3%, and the Chinese concept index rose over 4%.
Shares of US-listed Chinese Stocks Are Possibly Trading Higher Ahead of Expectations That the People's Bank of China Will Cut Rates. Also, the Sector May Be Experiencing Strength After the Fed Cut Rates by 50 Basis Points.
US stocks are volatile | Chinese concept stocks collectively rise alibaba(BABA.US) up more than 3%.
Chinese concept stocks are collectively rising, as of the time of publication, Alibaba's stock has risen more than 3%.
Express News | Ishares China Large Cap ETF up 2.9%, Kraneshares CSI China Internet ETF up 3.6%
Express News | Alibaba up 4%, PDD Holdings up 3.7%, NetEase up 2.6%, Baidu up 3.2%
Express News | Li Auto up 3%, JD.com up 5.9%, NIO up 5.4%
Express News | U.S.-Listed Shares of Chinese Firms Rise Premarket as Domestic Stocks Close Higher After Fed Rate Cuts
Hong Kong stocks continued to rise strongly in the afternoon! The Hang Seng Index and the H-Share Index rose more than 2%, while the Technology Index surged more than 3%; large technology stocks are all performing well, with jd.com up more than 7% and Mei
The three major stock indexes in Hong Kong rose unilaterally throughout the day, with a surge in market bullish sentiment. The Hang Seng Tech Index continued to climb in the afternoon, leading the way with a sustained increase of 3.8%, ultimately closing significantly higher at 3.25%, reaching a two-month high. The Hang Seng Index and the Mainland China Stock Index rose by 2% and 2.1% respectively.
SensorTower: "Whiteout Survival" steadily occupies the top spot on the overseas mobile game revenue chart.
Sensor Tower, a store intelligence platform, released the revenue and download rankings of Chinese mobile games in the overseas market in August 2024.
Netease-S (09999.HK): steady gaming; expected growth driven by PC games in the second half of the year; repurchase has accelerated
Q2 mobile game growth outperformed the industry and performed well. According to the financial report, Netease's Q2 revenue was 25.5 billion, YoY +6%; operating profit was 7 billion, YoY +15%. Q2 game and value-added business revenue YoY +6.7% to 20.1 billion, gross margin YoY +2.6pct to 70%, further improving at a high level. In terms of components, mobile game revenue was 14.7 billion, YoY +16%, client game 4.55 billion flat YoY, value-added business 0.78 billion YoY -50% (CC live broadcast adjustment). Mobile game double-digit growth continues to outperform the industry (mobile game industry Q2 YoY -5.7%), according to DooDoo data, Q2 "Dream Journey" and "Identity V" showed strong YoY growth, "Nishuihan Mobile Game" contributed YoY growth, but "Egg Baby" declined significantly. According to the deferred backtest, Q2 achieved a YoY growth of 5% in revenue, which is already good in Q2 with fewer new products.
Sensor Tower: In August, Chinese manufacturers accounted for 37.3% of the revenue of the top 100 mobile game publishers in the world.
Sensor Tower's Store Intelligence platform shows that in August 2024, a total of 34 Chinese manufacturers made it to the top 100 global mobile game publishers' revenue list.
The U.S. stock market hit a new high again, with Chinese concept stocks and cryptos surging! Waiting quietly for the "crucial moment".
After the overnight Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index hit new highs in intraday trading, the Japanese stocks also opened strongly.
Futu Morning News | Rate cut countdown! US stocks continue to break records; Bank of America: Long the seven giants of US stocks is still the most crowded trade.
"New美联储通讯社": The situation is complex, and there are still doubts about the magnitude of the Fed's first rate cut; if the Fed's first cut is done "properly", the record-breaking betting on a significant rate cut may face huge risks; Apple's iPhone 16 series pre-order sales in the first weekend fell short of expectations, analysts: the long-term outlook remains optimistic.
US stocks closed | S&P and Dow set new intraday highs, Chinese concept stocks performed well, li auto inc rose more than 12%.
In the late trading session, the US stock market saw a significant decline, but the S&P 500 index rose for the seventh consecutive day, and the Nasdaq and semiconductor index erased gains of more than 1%, with Intel rising 8% and closing up 2.7%, while Nvidia declined 1%. The Chinese concept index rose nearly 2%, and Li Auto Inc. rose more than 12%.
Is NetEase (NASDAQ:NTES) A Risky Investment?
U.S. stocks closed | S&P 500 and Nasdaq both rose for the fifth consecutive week, with nvidia up nearly 16% for the week and broadcom up 22% for the week.
The rebound in US consumer confidence, the near four-year low in one-year inflation expectations, the support of the former "Fed's three hands" for a 50 basis point rate cut, and the significant increase in betting on substantial rate cuts by the "Fed's communication agency" and others, have returned to the "fifty-fifty" level. Small cap stocks rose by more than 2% on Friday, chip index rose by 10% over the week, NVIDIA rose by nearly 16% over the week, and Broadcom rose by 22% over the week. The two-year US Treasury yield returned to a two-year low, the yen rose above 141, the highest in nearly nine months, offshore renminbi rose above 7.10 yuan, and bitcoin rose to $0.06 million. Oil prices stopped the multi-week decline, and gold rose by over 3% for the best month in a month.
Goldman Sachs: Rated netease as "buy" with a target price of HK$179.
The company will also actively accelerate repurchase and is expected to provide stable returns to shareholders with potential for upward growth.
Goldman Sachs quoted Netease (09999.HK) as saying that the revenue of the PC version of "Dream Journey to the West" has stabilized, but "Revelation" is under pressure due to its high base.
Goldman Sachs research report quotes Netease (09999.HK) management as saying that the performance of "Fantasy Westward Journey" on PC continues to stabilize, the user engagement of "Endless War" meets expectations, "Once Human" and the return of Blizzard to the mainland will contribute to third-quarter earnings, but "Nishuihan" will face pressure on year-on-year revenue growth due to its high base. The company's expenditure ratio is expected to remain roughly the same.
Netease-S (09999.HK): The stock games remain resilient, but the exchange rate gains and losses have dragged down the current profit performance; pay attention to the follow-up product line.
Netease achieved revenue of 25.486 billion yuan in Q2 24 (yoy +6.14%, qoq -5.08%), with gaming and related value-added services revenue of 20.056 billion yuan (yoy +6.69%, qoq -6.54%); Youdao business revenue was 1.322 billion yuan (yoy +9.5%); Innovation and other business revenue was 2.067 billion yuan (yoy +0.48%); Cloud music business revenue was 2.041 billion yuan (yoy +4.74%).
Hang Seng Index rose 167 points in the morning, with gains from Meituan and Xiaomi. Mainland real estate and pharmaceutical stocks also went up.
The market anticipates a rate cut in the United States next week, with the Dow rising 235 points or 0.6% overnight, and the Nasdaq rising 1%. Hong Kong stocks rose in early trading, with the Hang Seng opening 57 points higher. It briefly rose 300 points to 17,542 points and rose 167 points or 1% by midday, closing at 17,408 points. The HSCI rose 25 points or 0.7% to 3,501 points. The total turnover of the market reached 51.979 billion yuan in the first half of the day.