Market Performance - The Hang Seng Index opened 101 points higher on the 27th, rose 129 points to a high of 25,653 points in the early session, then fell back, and closed down 323 points or 1.3% at 25,201 points [1] - The H-shares Index fell 128 points or 1.4% to close at 9,020 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 84 points or 1.5% to close at 5,697 points [1] - The total turnover of the market increased to HK$371.376 billion, the highest in nearly four months [1] - A-share market opened slightly higher, the ChiNext Index once rose more than 2%, but all three major indices fell in the afternoon. The Shanghai Composite Index closed down 68 points or 1.8% at 3,800 points, with a turnover of RMB 1.33 trillion; the Shenzhen Component Index closed down 178 points or 1.4% at 12,295 points, with a turnover of RMB 1.84 trillion; the ChiNext Index closed down 18 points or 0.7% at 2,723 points, with a turnover of RMB 878.3 billion [2] - In the US stock market on Wednesday, the Nasdaq rose 45 points or 0.2% to 21,590 points, the S&P 500 Index rose 15 points or 0.2% to 6,481 points, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 147 points or 0.3% to 45,565 points [2] Central Bank Operations - The People's Bank of China conducted RMB 379.9 billion of seven-day reverse repurchase operations on the 27th, with the operating rate remaining unchanged at 1.4%. There were RMB 616 billion of reverse repurchases maturing, resulting in a net withdrawal of RMB 236.1 billion [2] - The central parity rate of the RMB against the US dollar was raised by 80 points to 7.1108 [2] Company Earnings - Ctrip Group - S (09961.HK) reported a turnover of RMB 28.714 billion for the six months ended June this year, up 16.2% year-on-year. Net profit was RMB 9.123 billion, up 12% year-on-year, and non-GAAP net profit was also RMB 9.123 billion, up 12% year-on-year. Earnings per share were RMB 13.82. No dividend was declared [3] - Maogeping (01318.HK) reported revenue of RMB 2.588 billion for the six months ended June, up 31.3% year-on-year; gross profit was RMB 2.179 billion, up 30.2%. Net profit was RMB 670 million, up 36.1%, and earnings per share were RMB 1.37. No dividend was declared [4] - China Mengniu Dairy Company Limited (02319.HK) reported revenue of RMB 41.567 billion for the six months ended June, down 6.9% year-on-year due to the oversupply of raw milk and the slower-than-expected recovery of demand. Net profit was RMB 2.046 billion, down 16.4%, and earnings per share were 52.3 cents. No dividend was declared [4] - People's Insurance Company (Group) of China, Ltd. (01339.HK) reported total operating income of RMB 324.122 billion for the six months ended June this year, up 10.9% year-on-year. Net profit was RMB 26.671 billion, up 14% year-on-year, and earnings per share were RMB 0.6. An interim cash dividend of RMB 0.075 per 10 shares was declared, compared with RMB 0.063 per 10 shares in the same period last year [4] - Innovent Biologics, Inc. (01801.HK) reported revenue of RMB 5.953 billion for the six months ended June this year, up 50.6% year-on-year. It turned from a loss to a profit of RMB 834 million, compared with a loss of RMB 393 million in the same period last year. Earnings per share were RMB 0.51. No dividend was declared. Non-IFRS profit was RMB 1.213 billion, compared with a loss of RMB 160 million last year; non-IFRS EBITDA was RMB 1.413 billion, compared with a loss of RMB 161 million last year [5] - Meituan (03690.HK) reported a profit of RMB 365 million for the second quarter ended June 2025, down 96.8% year-on-year. Non-IFRS adjusted EBITDA was RMB 2.782 billion, down 81.5% year-on-year, and adjusted net profit fell 89% to RMB 1.493 billion. Revenue in the second quarter was RMB 91.84 billion, up 11.7% year-on-year, slightly lower than the forecast range of RMB 92.067 billion to RMB 94.534 billion by 8 brokers [5]

Market Performance - Hang Seng Index (HSI) rose by 62 points or 0.25%, closing at 24,969 points[1] - Shanghai Composite Index increased by 18 points or 0.5%, closing at 3,665 points[1] - S&P 500 gained 72 points or 1.1%, closing at 6,445 points, reaching a new high[2] Economic Indicators - US inflation rate for July remained stable at 2.7%, boosting market expectations for a rate cut in September[2] - People's Bank of China conducted a 7-day reverse repo operation of 114.6 billion yuan at a steady rate of 1.4%[1] Corporate Earnings - China Unicom reported a net profit of 14.484 billion yuan, up 5% year-on-year[5] - China Evergrande received a letter from the stock exchange regarding its failure to meet resumption requirements, leading to delisting[4] - China Resources Land achieved total contract sales of approximately 13.3 billion yuan in July, a year-on-year decrease of 14.2%[3] Currency and Trade - Hong Kong dollar weakened, reaching 7.85 HKD per USD, prompting the Monetary Authority to buy 7.065 billion HKD[2] - US government recorded a budget deficit of 291 billion USD in July, an increase of 47 billion USD compared to last year[3]