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Daily Brief TMT/Internet: Tencent, Taiwan Semiconductor (TSMC), Hang Seng Index and more

In today’s briefing:

  • HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 7 Mar 2025); Big Volumes, Big Net; Tech, Banks, and Telecoms
  • Tech News This Week. Apple AI, TSMC, Korea’s Giga-Fund, Stargate
  • Hong Kong Single Stock Options Weekly (March 03 – 07): From Caution to Euphoria as Sentiment Flips


HK Connect SOUTHBOUND Flows (To 7 Mar 2025); Big Volumes, Big Net; Tech, Banks, and Telecoms

By Travis Lundy

  • Gross SOUTHBOUND volumes dropped somewhat but still high. NET buying by SOUTHBOUND was HK$35bn which is still quite strong. Round-tripping volume down 20% week-on-week.
  • The flows here are still striking. >20% of the top 100 most liquid Southbound eligible stocks saw SOUTHBOUND buy more than 10% of weekly volume. 
  • It feels like there is some common understanding among SOUTHBOUND investors which I do not understand. The numbers are big/growing.

Tech News This Week. Apple AI, TSMC, Korea’s Giga-Fund, Stargate

By Nicolas Baratte

  • Apple’s AI struggle. Google’s Gemini has won? TSMC ex-Chairman is joining Micron’s board
  • SK Hynix out of image sensors. Korean Gvt launch US$100bn fund for strategic industries
  • Stargate first data center is under way. Close to 100k Nvidia GPU in 2026. Hon Hai makes the servers.

Hong Kong Single Stock Options Weekly (March 03 – 07): From Caution to Euphoria as Sentiment Flips

By John Ley

  • A dramatic shift saw stocks surge as market sentiment reversed week over week.
  • Single stock option volumes were significantly lower vs prior two weeks.
  • We highlight stocks that have had unusual moves in price, volume and implied volatility.

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