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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.

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<ul><li>Relaxation of demand-related policies continued with Beijing further optimizing mortgage loan requirement for divorced people and multiple cities removing the lower limit on mortgage rate for first-home buyers.</li><li>Around 35 cities joined the group of adopting “trade in old house for new” policies through 3 approaches (Figure 1).</li><li>These moves may not bring a surge in property sales but could prevent a sharp decline by marginally boosting demand in our view. </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.

Relaxation of demand-related policies continued with Beijing further optimizing mortgage loan requirement for divorced people and multiple cities removing the lower limit on mortgage rate for first-home buyers.Around 35 cities joined the group of adopting “trade in old house for new” policies through 3 approaches (Figure 1).These moves may not bring a surge in property sales but could prevent a sharp decline by marginally boosting demand in our view. 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 highlight: +ve progress on policy implementation, no remarkable recovery on sales

<ul><li>NBS property data in 1Q24 remained sluggish but was well expected by the market.</li><li>REI decline widened to 9.5% from -9.0% in 2M24 even though continued base adjustment lowered the number in 1Q23 by 6%. REI was at - 15% if excluding this impact.</li><li>The decline of property sales value narrowed a bit more than decline in sales volume, reflecting a 1.4% hike in ASP as more supply was from higher tier cities with higher ASP in Mar. </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.

NBS property data in 1Q24 remained sluggish but was well expected by the market.REI decline widened to 9.5% from -9.0% in 2M24 even though continued base adjustment lowered the number in 1Q23 by 6%. REI was at - 15% if excluding this impact.The decline of property sales value narrowed a bit more than decline in sales volume, reflecting a 1.4% hike in ASP as more supply was from higher tier cities with higher ASP in Mar. 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 - NBS 1Q24: Weakness Was Well Expected, Expecting More Financing-Side Policies

<ul><li>The State Council’s meeting held last Friday reiterated the crucial role of real estate industry for stabilizing the macro economy, which sparked another round of anticipation for more supporting policies among investors.</li><li>Share prices of quality names in the sector inched up 2-3% yesterday in response.</li><li>We think it is possible to see more relaxation in tier-1 cities while the effect on property sales could be limited as residents’ future income expectation has not yet recovered and developers are still deeply mired in debt crisis. </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.

The State Council’s meeting held last Friday reiterated the crucial role of real estate industry for stabilizing the macro economy, which sparked another round of anticipation for more supporting policies among investors.Share prices of quality names in the sector inched up 2-3% yesterday in response.We think it is possible to see more relaxation in tier-1 cities while the effect on property sales could be limited as residents’ future income expectation has not yet recovered and developers are still deeply mired in debt crisis. 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 highlight: Tier-1 cities showed WoW recovery, YoY decline remains deep

<ul><li>Based on NBS data, 2M24 online retail sales GMV/online physical goods GMV reached RMB2.2tn/1.8tn, up 15.3/14.4% YoY, which implied a two-year CAGR of 10.7/9.8%.</li><li>The growth of total online retail sales GMV continued to outpace that of online physical goods GMV, which was likely due to the robust growth in online travel bookings during the CNY holiday.</li><li>Leading e-commerce platforms are prioritizing GMV and revenue growth over margin improvement in 2024, and guided to reinvest incremental operating profit generated to drive further business growth, which likely indicates more intensified industry competition. </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.

Based on NBS data, 2M24 online retail sales GMV/online physical goods GMV reached RMB2.2tn/1.8tn, up 15.3/14.4% YoY, which implied a two-year CAGR of 10.7/9.8%.The growth of total online retail sales GMV continued to outpace that of online physical goods GMV, which was likely due to the robust growth in online travel bookings during the CNY holiday.Leading e-commerce platforms are prioritizing GMV and revenue growth over margin improvement in 2024, and guided to reinvest incremental operating profit generated to drive further business growth, which likely indicates more intensified industry competition. 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.

Internet - 2M24 online retail sales recap

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<ul><li>Beike reported (15 Mar) 4Q23 results: revenue grew 20.6% YoY on a low base to RMB20.2bn, 7% better than Bloomberg consensus estimates, mainly on better-than-expected GTV generation from existing home transactions (EHT), and stronger-than-expected revenue growth in home renovation business.</li><li>NonGAAP net income was RMB1.7bn, 9.5% better than consensus, thanks to betterthan-expected gross profit generation aided by better-than-expected cost optimization.</li><li>For 2023, total revenue grew 28% YoY to RMB77.8bn, and nonGAAP net income was RMB9.8bn, translating into a 12.6% NPM (2022: 4.7%). </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.

Beike reported (15 Mar) 4Q23 results: revenue grew 20.6% YoY on a low base to RMB20.2bn, 7% better than Bloomberg consensus estimates, mainly on better-than-expected GTV generation from existing home transactions (EHT), and stronger-than-expected revenue growth in home renovation business.NonGAAP net income was RMB1.7bn, 9.5% better than consensus, thanks to betterthan-expected gross profit generation aided by better-than-expected cost optimization.For 2023, total revenue grew 28% YoY to RMB77.8bn, and nonGAAP net income was RMB9.8bn, translating into a 12.6% NPM (2022: 4.7%). 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.

Ke Holdings (BEKE US) - Positive Sign Showed Amid Bumpy Recovery

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KE Holdings Inc. operates as an integrated online and offline platform for housing transactions and services. The Company offers existing and new home sales, home rentals, home renovation, real estate financial solutions, and other services. KE Holdings conducts businesses in China.

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Property - Weekly highlight: +ve progress on policy implementation, no remarkable recovery on sales

These moves may not bring a surge in property sales but could prevent a sharp decline by marginally boosting demand in our view.

CMB International

Property - NBS 1Q24: Weakness Was Well Expected, Expecting More Financing-Side Policies

REI decline widened to 9.5% from -9.0% in 2M24 even though continued base adjustment lowered the number in 1Q23 by 6%. REI was at - 15% if...

CMB International

Property - Weekly highlight: Tier-1 cities showed WoW recovery, YoY decline remains deep

The State Council’s meeting held last Friday reiterated the crucial role of real estate industry for stabilizing the macro economy

CMB International

Internet - 2M24 online retail sales recap

Based on NBS data, 2M24 online retail sales GMV/online physical goods GMV reached RMB2.2tn/1.8tn, up 15.3/14.4% YoY, which implied a two-year CAGR...

CMB International

Ke Holdings (BEKE US) - Positive Sign Showed Amid Bumpy Recovery

Beike reported (15 Mar) 4Q23 results: revenue grew 20.6% YoY on a low base to RMB20.2bn, 7% better than Bloomberg consensus estimates

CMB International

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