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

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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

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 196 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 81.7% as of Aug 7th.</li>
<li>The average A-H premium changed by 0.8ppt week-on-week, led by communication services, health care, utilities and offset by consumer staples, materials.</li>
<li>We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Remegen, Cmoc, Shandong Gold Mining Co Lt-H, Luxshare Ict, Beone Medicines.</li>
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We analyse the changes of A-H premium on 196 stocks over the last week. The average A-H premium was 81.7% as of Aug 7th.
The average A-H premium changed by 0.8ppt week-on-week, led by communication services, health care, utilities and offset by consumer staples, materials.
We highlight weekly changes in A-H premium for Remegen, Cmoc, Shandong Gold Mining Co Lt-H, Luxshare Ict, Beone Medicines.


A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 7th): Remegen, Cmoc, Shandong Gold Mining Co Lt-H, Luxshare Ict

HK/China Healthcare Analyst (ex-Fosun Pharma)

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>Last week, centralized procurement results of orthopedic spinal consumables were released, with an average price reduction of 84%. We analyzed the impact on related companies. </li>
<li>If medical insurance reimbursement standards of Hunan Provincial are followed, there will be few real clinical needs for surgical robots for many hospitals, mainly to meet scientific research needs instead.</li>
<li>Under the appearance of the popularity of CGT CDMO, there are some hidden worries. Investors are recommended to be rational due to the overcapacity issue in the future.</li>
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Last week, centralized procurement results of orthopedic spinal consumables were released, with an average price reduction of 84%. We analyzed the impact on related companies. 
If medical insurance reimbursement standards of Hunan Provincial are followed, there will be few real clinical needs for surgical robots for many hospitals, mainly to meet scientific research needs instead.
Under the appearance of the popularity of CGT CDMO, there are some hidden worries. Investors are recommended to be rational due to the overcapacity issue in the future.


China Healthcare Weekly (Sep.30) - Orthopedics VBP, CGT CDMO, Surgical Robots, Bottom of HKEX

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<li>The first to be affected is the clinical trial projects under way in Ukraine. It’s possible that pharmaceutical companies may lose such a high-quality and low cost clinical trial center. </li>
<li>Ukraine plays an important role in the healthcare supply chain. So, the war would affected both pharmaceutical companies and medical device companies, both directly and indirectly.</li>
<li>The risk to CXO is not completely eliminated. The “cyclical nature” of CRO industry could begin to show. But CDMO is better than CRO in terms of short-term investment opportunities.</li>
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The first to be affected is the clinical trial projects under way in Ukraine. It’s possible that pharmaceutical companies may lose such a high-quality and low cost clinical trial center. 
Ukraine plays an important role in the healthcare supply chain. So, the war would affected both pharmaceutical companies and medical device companies, both directly and indirectly.
The risk to CXO is not completely eliminated. The “cyclical nature” of CRO industry could begin to show. But CDMO is better than CRO in terms of short-term investment opportunities.


Russia-Ukraine War: The Impact on China Healthcare

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<li>For Pfizer,orders on COVID-19 vaccine and Paxlovid would generate over US$50 billion revenue in 2022. So whether Pfizer would pursue for new M&amp;A opportunities become the focus of the market.</li>
<li>The oral COVID-19 antivirals are a great opportunity for the development of Chinese API companies, improving the overall valuation. However, CXOs are actually the first to benefit from this market.</li>
<li>If the COVID mutates in a more transmissible direction, the valuation and forecast of related companies in this industrial chain needs readjustment.However, if it doesn’t, the logic would change again.</li>
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For Pfizer,orders on COVID-19 vaccine and Paxlovid would generate over US$50 billion revenue in 2022. So whether Pfizer would pursue for new M&amp;A opportunities become the focus of the market.
The oral COVID-19 antivirals are a great opportunity for the development of Chinese API companies, improving the overall valuation. However, CXOs are actually the first to benefit from this market.
If the COVID mutates in a more transmissible direction, the valuation and forecast of related companies in this industrial chain needs readjustment.However, if it doesn’t, the logic would change again.


Oral COVID-19 Antivirals and the Impact on China

China

Asymchem Laboratories (Tianjin) Co., Ltd. operates as a pharmaceutical company. The Company researches, produces, and sells organic and inorganic chemicals, medicines, and other related products. Asymchem Laboratories serves customers worldwide.

Asymchem Laboratories Tianjin (002821 CH)

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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

A-H Premium Weekly (Aug 7th): Remegen, Cmoc, Shandong Gold Mining Co Lt-H, Luxshare Ict

We analyzed A-H premium changes in the past week and highlight A-H premium changes for Remegen, Cmoc, Shandong Gold Mining Co Lt-H, Luxshare Ict,...

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

China Healthcare Weekly (Sep.30) - Orthopedics VBP, CGT CDMO, Surgical Robots, Bottom of HKEX

Orthopedics VBP result was released,we analyzed the impact on companies; There will be few real clinical needs for surgical robots; There're hidden...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Russia-Ukraine War: The Impact on China Healthcare

We analyzed the potential impact of Russia-Ukraine war on China healthcare industry including the delay of clinical trial projects in Ukraine,...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

Oral COVID-19 Antivirals and the Impact on China

This insight analyzed Pfizer's Paxlovid and Merck’s Molnupiravir after FDA EUA, the global market potential, the impact on China market and related...

Xinyao (Criss) Wang

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