Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal, Shenton Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac ECM and Index Rebal

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China Biotech

Shenton Research

Shenton Research is an independent Asia Pacific equity specialist. Our quantitative research covers index rebalancing flows, alongside exchange data analytics accross Asia Pacific. On the equity capital markets side, we focus on Asia Pacific ECM, especially biotech and TMT. Our lead analyst is frequently cited by international media.

Index Rebalance

Chery Automobile Co. Ltd. / Index Rebalance

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<li>We screen China stocks ahead of a global index's August 2026 quarterly review, with 16 ADD and 22 DELETE candidates.</li>
<li>Nine of 16 ADD candidates are Information Technology names, and six cleared the May cutoffs without being added.</li>
<li>The DELETE list splits into 12 names below the retention lines across the full cutoff range and 10 borderline names.</li>
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We screen China stocks ahead of a global index's August 2026 quarterly review, with 16 ADD and 22 DELETE candidates.
Nine of 16 ADD candidates are Information Technology names, and six cleared the May cutoffs without being added.
The DELETE list splits into 12 names below the retention lines across the full cutoff range and 10 borderline names.


MS-China Sep 2026 Index Rebalance Forecast

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist, Clifton Derivatives

John Ley

Equity Derivatives and Volatility Specialist

Clifton Derivatives

Independent derivative and volatility research firm focusing on events/catalysts, earnings, relative value and cross asset volatility strategies.

Equity Derivatives

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<li>Hong Kong equities paused after a strong run, with market breadth weakening despite a continued upside skew in individual stock returns.</li>
<li>Single stock option activity fell sharply, with weaker Call trading accounting for much of the decline.</li>
<li>HSI implied volatility remains subdued relative to its recent history, while single stock implied vols remain comparatively elevated.</li>
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Hong Kong equities paused after a strong run, with market breadth weakening despite a continued upside skew in individual stock returns.
Single stock option activity fell sharply, with weaker Call trading accounting for much of the decline.
HSI implied volatility remains subdued relative to its recent history, while single stock implied vols remain comparatively elevated.


Hong Kong Single Stock Options Weekly Aug 03–07: Day-Of-Week Pattern Emerges as Volumes and Vol Fall

External broker reports(aggregated public sources), CMB International

CMB International

External broker reports(aggregated public sources)

Incorporated in Hong Kong, supported by the mainland and targeting in global market, CMB International Capital Corporation Limited (“CMBI”) is an integrated financial institution providing comprehensive and professional services. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of China Merchants Bank ("CMB"), by leveraging on the Group’s synergy and coordination in domestic and overseas markets, as well as CMB’s strong resources and outstanding social reputation, CMBI and its subsidiaries have been actively implementing diversified business strategies and set up an overall layout of main business segments including Corporate Finance, Asset Management, Wealth Management, Global Markets and Structured Finance, etc. Adhering to the philosophy of “being clients oriented and increasing our own values by the way of creating value for clients”, CMBI endeavors to provide quality and integrated financial services to institutional, corporate and individual customers both domestic and overseas including Hong Kong IPO sponsorship and underwriting, share placement and rights issue for listed companies, financial advisors, bonds issuance services, asset management, direct investment, wealth management, equity sales and trading, etc.

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

<ul><li>Feb sales came out at a strong beat both in terms of strength at 30% YoY (cons -5%), but also the timing of turning positive (cons in April).</li><li>We think the momentum would be more sustainable than market expectation as 1) our leading indicator GAIN jumped to the highest since 2021 indicating ST sales would continue to be strong.</li><li>2) Our channel check suggests home buyers are much more than pent-up demand. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Feb sales came out at a strong beat both in terms of strength at 30% YoY (cons -5%), but also the timing of turning positive (cons in April).We think the momentum would be more sustainable than market expectation as 1) our leading indicator GAIN jumped to the highest since 2021 indicating ST sales would continue to be strong.2) Our channel check suggests home buyers are much more than pent-up demand. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Property Sector – Feb sales a strong beat; Raise 2023 forecast

<ul><li>According to 100NJZ’s channel check among 12220 projects, the work resumption rate was only 11% on the 10th day of CNY vs. 17% in 2022.</li><li>It is mainly dragged by property constructions (infra relatively better), in line with weak sales in Jan by major developers (-22% YoY).</li><li>By regions, South China saw most drop in constructions, due to tight cash flow by developers and governments while Southwest is better off on active fund inflow. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

According to 100NJZ’s channel check among 12220 projects, the work resumption rate was only 11% on the 10th day of CNY vs. 17% in 2022.It is mainly dragged by property constructions (infra relatively better), in line with weak sales in Jan by major developers (-22% YoY).By regions, South China saw most drop in constructions, due to tight cash flow by developers and governments while Southwest is better off on active fund inflow. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Property+ Weekly: Weak Construction Resumption Rate Dragged by Property

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events, Quiddity Advisors

David Blennerhassett

Pan-Asia Catalysts/Events

Quiddity Advisors

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<li>To date, 52 companies listed in Hong Kong have sought the conversion of their PRC domestic (and unlisted foreign shares) into H-shares.</li>
<li>This mechanism, ostensibly, enables founders or major shareholders holding unlisted domestic shares to float (and sell) shares, improving a company's corporate governance and stock liquidity, ultimately increasing a company's valuation.</li>
<li>Or in the case of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-huarong-asset-management" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:968:1" rel="noopener">China Huarong Asset Management (2799 HK)</a>, the conversion restored its minimum public float.</li>
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To date, 52 companies listed in Hong Kong have sought the conversion of their PRC domestic (and unlisted foreign shares) into H-shares.
This mechanism, ostensibly, enables founders or major shareholders holding unlisted domestic shares to float (and sell) shares, improving a company's corporate governance and stock liquidity, ultimately increasing a company's valuation.
Or in the case of China Huarong Asset Management (2799 HK), the conversion restored its minimum public float.


Full Circulation 2022 Update: China Huarong, YiChang HEC ChangJiang

China

China National Building Material is a state-owned enterprise primarily engaged in the production and sale of building materials, including cement, concrete, new materials like glass fiber and composite materials, and engineering technology services. It is recognized as a leading global producer in several of these segments. The company is headquartered in Beijing, People's Republic of China, and was founded in 1984.

China National Building Material (3323 HK)

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MS-China Sep 2026 Index Rebalance Forecast

We forecast 16 ADD candidates and 22 DELETE candidates for the MS-China August 2026 Quarterly Index Review, with the announcement expected after US...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Hong Kong Single Stock Options Weekly Aug 03–07: Day-Of-Week Pattern Emerges as Volumes and Vol Fall

A weaker week for Hong Kong equities brought softer option activity and implied vols, while the recurring weakness later in the trading week...

John Ley

China Property Sector – Feb sales a strong beat; Raise 2023 forecast

Feb sales came out at a strong beat both in terms of strength at 30% YoY (cons -5%), but also the timing of turning positive (cons in April).

CMB International

Property+ Weekly: Weak Construction Resumption Rate Dragged by Property

According to 100NJZ’s channel check among 12220 projects, the work resumption rate was only 11% on the 10th day of CNY vs. 17% in 2022.

CMB International

Full Circulation 2022 Update: China Huarong, YiChang HEC ChangJiang

Full circulation, ostensibly, enables key shareholders holding unlisted domestic shares to float shares, improving corporate governance and stock...

David Blennerhassett

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