越秀证券每日晨报-20250801

Market Performance - The Hang Seng Index closed at 24,773, down 1.60% for the day but up 23.50% year-to-date [1] - The Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.69% to 5,453, with a year-to-date increase of 22.05% [1] - The Dow Jones Index decreased by 0.74% to 44,130, with a year-to-date rise of 3.73% [1] - The S&P 500 Index closed at 6,339, down 0.37% but up 7.78% year-to-date [1] Currency and Commodity Overview - The Renminbi Index stood at 95.710, down 0.22% over the past month and down 5.14% over six months [2] - Brent crude oil price increased by 9.42% in the last month, currently at $73.040 per barrel [2] - Gold prices rose by 0.25% over the past month, currently at $3,311.44 per ounce, with an 18.33% increase over six months [2] Retail Sector Insights - Hong Kong's retail sales value for June was estimated at HKD 301 billion, a 0.7% increase year-on-year, but a 3.3% decline for the first half of the year [10][13] - Jewelry and luxury goods saw a sales value increase of 6.8%, while clothing sales dropped by 4.3% [13] Technology Developments - Alibaba announced the open-source release of its video generation model Wan2.2, which significantly enhances creators' ability to produce high-quality videos [14] - The model's training data has expanded, with image data increasing by 65.6% and video data by 83.2%, improving its capability for complex scene generation [14] Financial Sector Updates - Standard Chartered reported a 41% increase in net profit for the first half of the year, although its stock price fell by over 1% [5] - The U.S. government is pressuring major pharmaceutical companies to reduce drug prices, which may impact their profit structures [18] IPO and Market Activity - Recent IPOs in Hong Kong include companies like维立志博 and FORTIOR, with significant first-day performance [26] - The upcoming IPOs include东阳光药 and中慧生物, indicating ongoing market activity in the biotech and pharmaceutical sectors [26][27]