Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2025-08-13 01:22Market Overview - On August 12, Hong Kong's three major indices showed mixed results, with the Hang Seng Index rising by 0.25% to 24,969.68 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index fell by 0.38% to 5,439.16 points, and the National Enterprises Index increased by 0.32% to 8,916.85 points. The energy and financial sectors led the gains, while pharmaceutical stocks generally retreated, and AI concept stocks remained sluggish [1] Southbound Capital - On August 12, southbound capital recorded a net inflow of 9.45 billion HKD, bringing the total net inflow for the year to 910.288 billion HKD, significantly exceeding last year's total net purchase amount [2] U.S. Market Performance - U.S. stock indices closed higher overnight, with the Dow Jones rising by 1.1%, the S&P 500 increasing by 1.13%, and the Nasdaq gaining 1.39%. Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq reached historical highs. Notably, UnitedHealth Group and Goldman Sachs rose over 3%, leading the Dow [3] Key Financial Data - Tencent Music reported its Q2 2025 earnings on August 12, showing a total revenue increase of 17.9% year-on-year to 8.44 billion CNY, and an adjusted net profit growth of 33% to 2.64 billion CNY. The number of paid online music users grew by 6.3% year-on-year to 124.4 million [4] Short Selling Data - On August 12, a total of 634 Hong Kong stocks were short-sold, with a total short-selling amount of 23.369 billion HKD. The top three stocks by short-selling amount were Alibaba (1.546 billion HKD), Tencent Holdings (1.265 billion HKD), and Xiaomi Group (1.188 billion HKD) [5] Institutional Insights - According to Zhongtai Securities, the July CPI in the U.S. continued its previous upward trend, but the growth rate of commodity prices remained stable, while service prices showed an increase. The core service CPI growth rate rose, indicating a potential for continued inflation. The expectation is for the Federal Reserve to initiate interest rate cuts in September, with two cuts anticipated within the year [6]