31/08/2026
📊 Daily Market Update(2026.08.31)
Asian stocks fell Monday following hawkish Fed Chair Kevin Warsh comments and rising oil prices amid US-Iran tensions. Regional indices slipped: KOSPI -1.3%, Nikkei -1.06%, HSI -0.65%, HSTech -0.9%, STAR 50 -1.61%, ChiNext -1.12%, SZSE -0.91%, CSI 300 -0.81%, and SSE -0.2%.
🤖 CXMT LPDDR6 Breakout & MiniMax Cloud Expansion
• CXMT (-1.3%): H1 2026 revenue jumped 873% YoY to RMB 150B ($22B), swinging to a RMB 77B profit. Started mass production of advanced LPDDR6 chips for Xiaomi’s (1810.HK) upcoming 18 Fold phone (featuring 3nm Xring O3 processor).
• MiniMax (100.HK) +2.8%: Raised its 3-year cloud ceiling with Alibaba (9988.HK) by 220% to $1.2B on soaring compute demand. Alibaba slipped ~1%.
• Time AI 100 List: Named Alibaba CEO Wu, Moonshot AI's Yang Zhilin, Agibot's Deng Taihua, and Zhipu AI's Zhang Peng as global AI leaders.
🚗 BYD Margin Rebound, Meituan Q2 Beat & Victory Giant
• BYD (1211.HK): Fell ~6% despite Q2 net profit rising 30% YoY to RMB 8.2B ($1.2B) on stronger overseas/premium EV margins, ending a 5-quarter losing streak.
• Meituan (3690.HK): Returned to profit, beating estimates with adj. net income up 69% YoY to RMB 2.523B (vs RMB 340M est) on RMB 104.64B revenue. Holds 3.86% of Z.AI and 7.61% of Unitree.
• Victory Giant (2476.HK): Bounced slightly after a 13% Friday drop post-earnings miss.
🏛️ S&P Affirms China Rating & PBOC Liquidity Drain
• S&P Affirmation: Affirmed China's sovereign rating at A+ (Stable outlook), projecting 4%+ growth over 1–2 years. Big 5 Chinese banks posted 3–5% H1 profit growth on lower deposit costs.
• PBOC Operations: USD/CNY fixed at 6.7828 (-17 bps). Conducted RMB 5B (7-day) and RMB 447B (overnight) reverse repos vs RMB 673B maturing = Net daily withdrawal of RMB 221B.
⚠️ Disclaimer: For informational purposes only, not financial or investment advice.