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HSI Once Leaps 380+ pts; POP MART Continues to Hit New Highs; BOC HONG KONG/ MENGNIU DAIRY Hyped Up 7%+
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Continuing yesterday's upswing, the HSI opened 60 points higher this morning (27th) at 23,543. It once fell by 110 points in early trading but then rebounded in the A-shares' wake to reach a peak of 23,865 with a surge of 382 points at one point. It last printed at 23,749, up 266 points or 1.1%, on a turnover of $121.926 billion.

Stocks that delivered a positive performance in their results gained traction. POP MART (09992.HK) continued to hit new highs. It opened up 5.9% this morning and soared as high as $160. It last traded at $159.4, up 13.29%, on a turnover of $2.789 billion. The company's 2024 net profit rocketed by 1.9 times YoY, and it expected this year's sales to exceed RMB20 billion.

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MIXUE GROUP (02097.HK) once faltered after opening up 1.1%, but it managed a rebound and hit a peak of $430 with a spike of 4.8% at one point. It last traded at $421.4, up 2.68%, on a turnover of $147 million. The company's full-year net profit for 2024 was RMB4.437 billion, up 41.4% YoY, yet no dividend has been declared.

BOC HONG KONG (02388.HK) last ballooned 7.2% to $32, on a turnover of $904 million. The bank's 2024 net profit grew by 16.8% YoY to $38.233 billion. It declared a final dividend of $1.419 per share. Together with the interim dividend, the bank's total annual dividend was $1.989 per share, up 19% YoY, and its payout ratio inched up by 1 ppt to 55%. The bank plans to declare dividends quarterly starting from 2025.

Chinese consumer stocks buoyed the market upwards. MENGNIU DAIRY (02319.HK) mushroomed by 7.2%. LI AUTO-W (02015.HK), HAIDILAO (06862.HK), TINGYI (00322.HK), and BUD APAC (01876.HK) advanced by 2.9-5.8%.

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Heavyweight tech stocks, including BAT, performed robustly. BABA-W (09988.HK), MEITUAN-W (03690.HK), and TENCENT (00700.HK) inclined by 1.3-3.1%.

Heavyweight financial stocks moved up. HSBC HOLDINGS (00005.HK) edged up by 0.6%, HKEX (00388.HK) climbed by 1.3%. AIA (01299.HK) shot up by 2.6%. CHINA LIFE (02628.HK) underperformed after announcing its results. It was last at $15.36, down 1.54%, on a turnover of $1.099 billion. It recorded a net profit of RMB106.9 billion for 2024, up 131.6% YoY, with a final dividend of RMB0.45.

Set to announce its results, SMIC (00981.HK) saw its stock price surge by 6.1% to $51.25.

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