20/10/2026
📊 Daily Market Update(2026.10.20)
Asian equities traded broadly lower today as elevated CoreWeave bond yields signaled ongoing AI debt financing risks, while French political unrest weighed on European sentiment. South Korea's KOSPI fell -3.0% and Japan's Nikkei dropped -0.78%. Mainland China outperformed (STAR50 +0.91%, ChiNext +0.56%, SSE flat), while HK reopened lower post-holiday: HSI -1.00% (breaking 24,000) and HSTech -0.94%.
🤖 MiniMax Model Launch, Lenovo-Nvidia Deal & Tech Pullback
• MiniMax (100.HK): Slipped -4% despite unveiling its M3.1 Flash model, delivering 3x faster inference speeds and 70% cost cuts alongside "generational" upgrades in coding and agentic tasks.
• Big Tech Drop: Lenovo (992.HK) tumbled ~7% despite announcing a partnership with Nvidia. Alibaba (9988.HK) fell -3.0%, Tencent (700.HK) -1.3%, Baidu (9888.HK) -0.69%, and Pop Mart (9992.HK) -4.65%.
🧬 Metis TechBio $1.1B Eli Lilly Deal & US Treasury Holdings
• Metis TechBio (7666.HK): Signed a multi-target drug delivery deal with Eli Lilly worth up to $1.1B, highlighting growing Chinese biotech competitiveness.
• US Treasuries Reduction: China trimmed its US Treasury holdings to an 18-year low in August to diversify FX reserves amid geopolitical and fiscal concerns.
🏦 PBOC Holds LPR & Pulls Liquidity
• LPR Freeze: PBOC kept 1Y and 5Y Loan Prime Rates unchanged at 3.0% and 3.5% as solid economic data keeps full-year growth on track.
• PBOC Operations: USD/CNY fixed at 6.7200 (+8 bps). Conducted zero 7-day reverse repos against RMB 65B maturing = Net daily withdrawal of RMB 65B.
⚠️ Disclaimer: For informational purposes only, not financial or investment advice.