Market Overview - Super Typhoon "Haikui" is impacting the Hong Kong stock market, with the Hang Seng Index down by 0.70% [1] - Following the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut, U.S. stocks have strengthened, while the Chinese market has not followed suit, leading to declines in real estate stocks like New World Development and Sunac China, both down over 5% [1] U.S.-China Relations - After the recent summit, communication between the U.S. and China has increased, including a high-level U.S. congressional delegation visiting China for the first time in six years [2] - The U.S. agricultural sector faces challenges, with Argentina suspending export taxes on various agricultural products, leading to increased soybean orders from China, negatively impacting U.S. farmers [2] - Poland's closure of border crossings due to military exercises has disrupted a key land route for Chinese goods entering the EU, causing delays for approximately 300 freight trains and increasing supply chain costs by over 15% [2] Regulatory Developments - Chinese securities regulators have advised local brokers to suspend real-world asset (RWA) tokenization activities in Hong Kong, leading to a significant drop in shares of Guotai Junan International by over 11% [3] - The demand for gold is rising, with central banks increasing their reserves, pushing the price of gold to a historical high of $3,740 per ounce [3] Corporate Actions - Datang Gold announced a share placement at HKD 0.275 per share, raising approximately HKD 274 million, with significant investment from Victor Soar Investment Limited, leading to a surge in Datang Gold's shares by over 28% [4] - Nvidia plans to invest up to $100 billion in OpenAI, providing data center chips, which has positively impacted related stocks like AI advertising company Huixian Technology and cloud service provider Kingsoft Cloud [5] Sector Focus - Semiconductor wafer prices are expected to rise significantly starting Q4 2025, driven by AI chip demand and recovery in non-AI sectors, with major companies like GlobalWafers and Winbond seeing substantial stock price increases [7] - Key stocks in the semiconductor sector include SMIC, Hua Hong Semiconductor, and ASMPT [7] Individual Company Insights - Kingsoft Cloud reported Q2 revenue of RMB 2.35 billion, a year-on-year increase of 24.2%, driven by strong AI-related income, with AI revenue growing over 120% [8][9] - The company’s public cloud service revenue reached RMB 1.63 billion in Q2, up 32% year-on-year, with AI contributing significantly to this growth [9]