- The article reports the performance of major US stock indices and lists the top declining stocks on August 21.
- Seabridge Gold fell 9.35% with a trading volume of 92,784,000 dollars, while Hut 8 Mining dropped 8.79% with a trading volume of 790,000,000 dollars.
- Alibaba decreased by 8.57% with a trading volume of 3,930,000,000 dollars, bringing its year-to-date decline to 17.8%.
- Major US stock indices recorded gains on August 21, with the Nasdaq rising 0.43%, the S & P 500 up 0.43%, and the Dow Jones increasing 0.98%.
- Top Chinese concept stocks experienced varied performance, led by Canaan Inc rising 27.29% with a trading volume of 33,011,000 USD and Futu Holdings gaining 9.68% with a 420,000,000 USD turnover.
- Conversely, Jianzhi Education dropped 33.73% with a trading volume of 2,348,000 USD, and Daqo New Energy fell 9.35% with a 22,787,000 USD turnover.
- Major US stock indices recorded gains on August 21, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 both rising 0.43% and the Dow Jones increasing by 0.98%.
- Southern Copper and Freeport-McMoRan experienced significant gains of 8.69% and 7.64% respectively among mega-cap companies.
- Alibaba dropped 8.57% with a trading volume of 3.93 billion dollars, while Marvell Technology declined by 5.57%.
- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. ADR fell 8.57% to $119.34 on Friday, snapping a five-day winning streak despite a generally favorable market session.
- The stock underperformed compared to several key competitors while trading volume reached 32.4 M, eclipsing its 50-day average of 12.4 M.
- The recent decline leaves the ADR 38.06% short of its 52-week high of $192.67 achieved on October 2nd.
- Alibaba fell 8.23 % after reporting a first-quarter adjusted net profit of 20.72 billion yuan, which missed market estimates due to increased AI investments.
- Wall Street stocks declined broadly, with Amazon dropping over 2 % amid retail sector weakness sparked by Walmart, despite Amazon expanding its Prime Air service.
- Latin American Business Services rose 0.58 % driven by strong profitability and macroeconomic resilience, while Pinduoduo and Sea experienced varied market movements amid industry challenges.
- During early US trading on August 21, major indices edged higher as Bitcoin surpassed 77,000 dollars and triggered a broad rally in crypto stocks.
- The crypto surge was driven by US Treasury Secretary Bessent expanding liquidity support and Trump meeting crypto leaders to urge bill passage.
- Meanwhile, Alibaba shares fell over 4%, while markets awaited Nvidia's upcoming earnings report and monitored policy impacts on gold and imports.
- During US after-hours trading, Alibaba shares dropped 3.59% due to weaker-than-expected earnings, a 75% surge in capital expenditures, and rising US Treasury yields.
- Amazon shares rose 0.31% driven by the expansion of Prime Air and strong AWS revenue growth, which reached 422.3 billion USD with a 36.7% year-on-year increase.
- JD.com fell 0.44% amid market concerns over EU regulatory scrutiny regarding its acquisition of Ceconomy, despite announcing a major robot strategy investment.
- Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. reported during its fiscal first quarter earnings call that older Nvidia Corp. GPUs, including 2018 V100s and 2020 A100s, remain fully utilized across its AI infrastructure.
- Chief Financial Officer Toby Xu stated that these AI assets continue to generate robust cash flows well past their three-year payback period.
- This sustained utilization eases industry concerns that rapid technological advances will quickly render cutting-edge AI accelerators obsolete.
- On August 20, US stocks experienced significant fluctuations, with Moderna plunging over 23 % and Walmart dropping more than 9 %, while the cryptocurrency sector rallied across the board.
- Major tech and Chinese concept stocks showed mixed performances, driven by individual earnings reports and corporate updates.
- Macroeconomic factors such as the Federal Reserve's hawkish 7-month minutes and lower-than-expected initial jobless claims heightened market expectations for interest rate hikes.
- US stock index futures fell in pre-market trading on August 20, driven by hawkish Fed minutes and rising oil prices, while gold topped $4,500 and Bitcoin surpassed $72,000.
- Alibaba reported an 8.6% increase in quarterly revenue to RMB 268.95 billion alongside a 76% profit drop due to AI investments, while crypto-related stocks like MSTR and COIN surged.
- The US Treasury expanded long-term bond buyback limits to ease market pressure, and the market awaited upcoming economic data and Nvidia's earnings report.
- Alibaba shares fell 3.56 % in pre-market trading after reporting a 38 % drop in first-quarter net profit to 10.54 billion yuan and a wider negative free cash flow.
- Singularity Future Tech surged 138.93 % in pre-market trading following a 30 million dollar private placement plan, a proposed name change to Compower Ltd, and a strategic framework agreement to develop a 900-acre AI data center campus.
- Reitar Logtech and other select stocks experienced high volatility and notable pre-market gains driven by financial disclosures, funding activities, and broader market sentiment during earnings season.