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Chinese Traders Pour Into Alibaba Shares as Trading Links Start

Chinese Traders Pour Into Alibaba Shares as Trading Links Start

Mainland Chinese investors flocked to Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. as its Hong Kong-listed stock was made directly available to them for the first time.Investors bought HK$8.5 billion ($1.1 billion) worth of Alibaba shares through the Stock Connect program on the first day, on a net basis, according to stock exchange data released late Tuesday. Purchases via the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses accounted for about half of the day’s turnover in the stock. Source link lol
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As Tech Stocks Rebound, High Hedging Costs Indicate Skepticism

As Tech Stocks Rebound, High Hedging Costs Indicate Skepticism

The recent rebound in US tech stocks isn’t convincing options traders just yet. While the shares have led market gains since a meltdown earlier this month, the cost of contracts hedging against volatility in the largest exchange-traded fund tracking the Nasdaq 100 Index remains high relative to contracts on the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust. Source link lol
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Asia’s Utility Stocks Have Never Had It So Good in Two Decades

Asia’s Utility Stocks Have Never Had It So Good in Two Decades

Utilities stocks have emerged as an unlikely favorite of investors in Asia, and bets are growing that their standout rally this year has further to go.Powering the sector’s boom after two years of losses are supportive local policies and the frenzy surrounding artificial intelligence, which is causing a dramatic increase in electricity demand in many parts of the world. As concerns grow about a potential global economic slowdown and rising geopolitical tensions, utilities firms’ high dividend payouts and the defensive nature of their stocks are also being touted as tailwinds. Source link lol
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Big Tech Wipeout Turns to Dip-Buyer Bounty as Stocks Surge Back

Big Tech Wipeout Turns to Dip-Buyer Bounty as Stocks Surge Back

It looked like a reckoning was arriving on August 5, when the Nasdaq 100 tumbled over 5% in the seconds after the opening bell, validating fears that a tech bubble was about to burst. Barely just two weeks and a few rounds of reassuring data later, virtually all those worries are being swiftly swept aside. Source link lol
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Tech Rally Propels Emerging Stocks To Best Week in Four Months

Tech Rally Propels Emerging Stocks To Best Week in Four Months

Emerging-market stocks rallied on Friday, driven by tech companies in Asia, following US data which boosted investor optimism that the world’s biggest economy will avoid a recession. The MSCI gauge for developing world stocks climbed as much as 1.6%, extending their weekly gains to 2.8%, on track for the biggest since April. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Samsung Electronics Co and Alibaba Group Holding are the biggest contributors to the rally. Source link lol
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Chinese Tech Stocks Rally as JD.com Spurs Earnings Optimism

Chinese Tech Stocks Rally as JD.com Spurs Earnings Optimism

Chinese technology stocks gained as resilient earnings from major e-commerce firms helped soothe concerns over weak consumption. The Hang Seng Tech Index rose as much as 2.2%, poised for its best day in August. JD.com Inc. contributed to about a third of the index’s gains after shares jumped more than 9% following a strong profit beat. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. rose over 4% as traders focused on positive elements of its mixed results. Source link lol
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Soros, Druckenmiller Pared Megacap Holdings Ahead of Summer Rout

Soros, Druckenmiller Pared Megacap Holdings Ahead of Summer Rout

George Soros and Stanley Druckenmiller’s investment firms trimmed their holdings in “Magnificent Seven” stocks before this year’s ebullient run-up in technology companies gave way to a major downturn in mid-July.Soros Fund Management sold some of its stake in Alphabet Inc. totaling $58 million, and about $15 million of Amazon.com Inc., according to regulatory filings for the three months ended in June. Source link lol
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Receding AI Stock Euphoria Has Bulls Seeing Some Opportunities

Receding AI Stock Euphoria Has Bulls Seeing Some Opportunities

Skeptics had long warned that artificial intelligence-related stocks were in a bubble. Now that some of the froth has come off, bulls see an opportunity.Shares in makers of AI hardware and infrastructure — including Dell Technologies Inc., Super Micro Computer Inc., ARM Holdings Plc. and Nvidia Corp. — have come under huge selling pressure in recent months, bringing their valuations back down to earth. And with most of their big customers planning to continue spending billions of dollars on AI, some say that it’s time to selectively get back in. Source link lol
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Online Brokerage Popular With Young Koreans to Set Up Shop in US

Online Brokerage Popular With Young Koreans to Set Up Shop in US

Toss Securities Co., one of South Korea’s leading platforms for trading US stocks, is setting up a New York subsidiary this year as more Korean retail investors pour money into US equities.The brokerage arm under Korean fintech leader Viva Republica Co. is seeking to outrun larger incumbents in US stock trades. Toss Securities was first in the country to adopt real-time fractional trading for US equities in 2022, and that practice, which allows investors to buy a sliver of a $116 Nvidia Corp. share, has won over young retail investors. Source link lol
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