Ge Long Hui·2025-11-03 03:24Group 1 - Morgan Stanley reports that Hong Kong's retail sales increased by 5.9% year-on-year to HKD 31.3 billion in September, surpassing the bank's forecast of 2% growth and the market consensus of 2.6% [1] - The recent positive growth may indicate that the market is bottoming out [1] - For October, Morgan Stanley predicts a 4% year-on-year increase in retail sales, primarily driven by an increase in visitor numbers during the 8-day National Day Golden Week holiday, although this is partially offset by more public holidays leading to increased travel [1] Group 2 - Morgan Stanley has revised its full-year forecast for retail sales to a decline of 2% year-on-year, an improvement from the previous expectation of a 5% decline [1] - Retail rental stocks such as Wharf Real Estate Investment and Hysan Development may benefit from this trend, with dividend yields ranging from 1.7% to 2.7%, which is higher than the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds [1]