- Apple Inc. announced price increases for its Mac, iPad, and home devices due to a shortage of memory chips, resulting in a 6.1% drop in its share price.
- Apple-related stocks in Hong Kong, including AAC TECH and SUNNY OPTICAL, experienced significant declines, with AAC TECH down by 7.57% and SUNNY OPTICAL down 12.91%.
- Other companies such as COWELL and TONGDA GROUP also saw drops, reflecting a general downturn in the sector, attributed to the rising costs of components.
- The Hong Kong stock market shows signs of recovery in the new consumption and pharmaceutical sectors as expectations for economic data shift.
- Major companies like Mengniu Dairy and Trip.com demonstrate positive market momentum, with strong sales growth and anticipated strong performance in the coming months.
- Various sectors, including consumer goods and technology manufacturing, signal resilience, potentially leading to overall valuation adjustments in the market before the upcoming mid-year reporting season.
- UOB Kay Hian reported that China's equity market declined in May, with the HSI and MSCI China Index dropping 2.3% and 3.4% month-on-month due to a lack of new catalysts.
- The broker anticipates US equities entering a consolidation phase, possibly pulling China's market lower in June, viewing this as an opportunity to accumulate stocks with stronger revenue growth for the second half of 2026.
- Stocks added to the Buy list include COWELL, CHINA RES MIXC, NTES-S, and WUXI APPTEC, while LI AUTO-W was placed on the Sell list.