Daily Brief Thematic (Sector/Industry): Thematic Report: DIIs Surpass FIIs Holdings in India; A Look at Their Sectoral Bets and more

• Domestic Institutional Investors (DIIs) surpassed Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs) in Nifty-500 shareholding for the first time in March 2025, signalling a market shift.
• We delve into their sectoral bets, where both FII and DII flows moved in unfiorm direction
• This shift means more sustainable flows for Indian markets, which can cushion them during a volatile environment.

• The Nasdaq jumped 1.61% to 19,010, driven by a 5.6% surge in Nvidia after news it would supply 18,000 AI chips to Saudi Arabia
• Trump and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman signed a “strategic economic partnership” deal. White House announced a $600 billion investment commitment from Saudi Arabia into the U.S. economy
• April’s CPI showed consumer prices rising at a 2.3% annual rate, the slowest since February 2021, indicating cooling inflation; the report preceded Trump’s tariff pause.

• Global semiconductor sales for the month of March 2025 amounted to $55.9 billion, up 1.8% MoM and up 21.8% YoY
• TSMC last week announced that revenue for the month of April amounted to NT$349.57 billion, up 22.2% MoM, up 48.1% YoY and a all time record monthly high
• The latest monthly Taiwan semi revenues show little signs of a semi slowdown. Lagging edge remains sluggish, wafer inventories are still too high but leading edge continues to rule

• Trump whipping up interest in all things AI and data center over his state visit to Saudi.
• Pharma giving back yesterdays rebound with risks remaining over Trump’s planned pricing cuts.
• Kokusai Electric may continue moving higher post-numbers  as a potential NKY225 inclusion candidate.

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• BEKE US: Post-May Holiday Slowdown in Existing Home Transactions, Stabilized New Home Sales. (/)
• 1810 HK : Several Xiaomi Car Owners Demand Refunds (-)
• ZK US: Zeekr Launches Channel Reform, Introduces Agent-Based Partnership Model(+)

• A 90-day mutual tariff rollback between the U.S. and China has boosted global sentiment, with iron ore futures jumping nearly 3% on hopes of eased trade friction.
• Consumer and producer prices in China continued to fall in April, highlighting persistent deflationary pressures and unresolved structural challenges despite ongoing policy support. 
• Portside iron ore inventories fell in early May, suggesting robust mill demand and potential price support, though risks remain if end-user consumption fails to keep pace. 

• One search on Google Gemini or ChatGPT in terms of watts is 10 times more intensive than a plain Google search today.
• AI is fueling energy demand, which currently accounts for just 1.5% of total demand, may outpace the growth of energy demand for all the sectors
• AI, along with data centres, can also be utilised in effective use of energy

• JD US/3690 HK:Both JD and Metiuan Raise Standards for Premium Food Delivery (+)
• 700 HK/1024 HK: Tencent Releases Multimodal Video Generation AI Model Hunyuan Custom (+/-)
• BILI US: Bilibili Launches New AI Advertising Tool “Insight Agent” (+)