GUOTAI HAITONG SECURITIES·2025-10-16 14:48Group 1 - The report highlights that foreign capital has shown a consensus in increasing allocations to Chinese technology assets, particularly in the context of rising demand for computing power and strengthened AI narratives, which have enhanced expectations for application recovery [1][7] - In Q3, foreign capital experienced a net outflow of approximately 841 billion HKD from Hong Kong stocks, although this was an improvement compared to Q2. The primary inflows were observed in software services (172 billion HKD from stable foreign capital and 47 billion HKD from flexible foreign capital) and hardware equipment (36 billion HKD and 105 billion HKD) [5][7] - For A-shares, the Northbound capital saw an overall outflow of 158.2 billion CNY in Q3, with a smaller net outflow of about 20.3 billion CNY when excluding Chinese custodial funds. Stable long-term foreign capital accounted for a significant portion of this outflow, while short-term flexible foreign capital saw an inflow of approximately 99.9 billion CNY [8][21] Group 2 - The report indicates that foreign capital has increased its allocation to various technology sectors in both Hong Kong and A-shares, including new energy, electronics, and machinery, while reducing exposure to banks and consumer sectors [5][8] - Specific sectors such as electric power equipment and electronics saw notable increases in foreign capital allocation, with stable foreign capital's overweight in electric power equipment rising by 3.7 percentage points compared to Q2 [21][22] - The report lists individual stocks that attracted significant foreign inflows, including BYD (138.4 billion CNY) and CATL (133.8 billion CNY) in the automotive and electric power equipment sectors, respectively, while companies like Kweichow Moutai and China Ping An experienced substantial outflows [22]