Core Viewpoint - The Hong Kong stock market has shown a strong upward trend, with a continuous rise for five months, despite underlying economic weaknesses [1][2]. Market Performance Review - In September, the Hong Kong stock market experienced a slight decline at the beginning, followed by a sustained rebound due to favorable factors such as the U.S. interest rate cut and significant inflows from the south. The Hang Seng Index reached a peak of over 27,000 points [2]. - The monthly performance of major indices as of the end of September was as follows: Hang Seng Composite Index +8.11%, Hang Seng Index +7.09%, and Hang Seng Tech Index +13.95% [2]. Macro Environment Analysis - **Fundamentals**: Economic data in August showed further weakening, indicating that the domestic economy is still in a bottoming phase [3]. - **Policy**: The policy stance has become more proactive to support economic stability and growth [3]. - **Capital**: There has been a significant acceleration of southbound capital inflows, and the external funding environment has improved, leading to increased investment in Hong Kong stocks [3]. - **Sentiment**: The strong market performance has driven bullish sentiment, although concerns about the fundamentals remain [3]. Market Outlook and Strategy - The Hong Kong stock market's fundamentals remain weak, but the capital environment is improving, and there is strong short-term bullish sentiment. The market trend has entered a right-side phase, and a cautious optimism is maintained for the short to medium term [4]. - Preferred sectors for investment include automobiles, new consumption, innovative pharmaceuticals, and technology, which are relatively prosperous and benefit from policy support [4]. - Additionally, low-valuation state-owned enterprises with stable performance and dividends, as well as local Hong Kong banks, telecommunications, and utility stocks that benefit from the interest rate cut cycle, are also favored [4]. - Attention should be paid to potential impacts from the U.S.-China trade disputes, with a recommendation to avoid sectors and companies with significant exposure to U.S. business [4].

Market Performance Review - The Hong Kong stock market showed strong performance this week, driven by southbound capital, rising interest rate cut expectations, and technology sector strength, with the Hang Seng Index, Hang Seng Composite Index, and Hang Seng Tech Index rising by +4.07%, +3.82%, and +5.31% respectively [3][13] - Most primary industry sectors recorded gains, with the materials sector continuing to perform strongly, achieving a weekly increase of over 6%. The information technology sector, led by major tech companies like Alibaba and Tencent, also saw a weekly increase exceeding 6% [3][13] - As of the end of the week, the 5-year PE (TTM) valuation percentile for the Hang Seng Composite Index stood at 82.57%, indicating a valuation level above the 5-year average [3] Macroeconomic Environment - The macroeconomic environment for the Hong Kong market remains closely tied to the performance of the Chinese economy, with over 80% of profits in the Hong Kong market coming from Chinese companies [39][41] - In August, China's exports in USD terms grew by 4.4% year-on-year, while imports increased by 1.3%, both figures falling short of expectations [39][46] - The People's Bank of China is expected to conduct a 600 billion yuan reverse repurchase operation on September 15, indicating ongoing monetary support [41] Sector Allocation Outlook - The report favors sectors that are relatively prosperous and benefit from policy support, including automotive, new consumption, innovative pharmaceuticals, and technology [3][46] - Low-valuation state-owned enterprises that are stable in performance and stock price, as well as local Hong Kong banks, telecommunications, and utility dividend stocks, are also highlighted as favorable [3][46] - Attention is drawn to potential impacts from the US-China trade disputes, with recommendations to avoid sectors and companies with significant exposure to the US market [3][46] Buyback Statistics - The total buyback amount for the week was 3.81 billion HKD, a decrease from the previous week's 5.58 billion HKD, with 49 companies participating in buybacks [27][30] - Tencent Holdings led the buyback activity with 2.75 billion HKD, followed by HSBC Holdings with 490 million HKD [27][30] - The information technology and financial sectors saw the highest number of companies engaging in buybacks, with 12 and 9 companies respectively [30]