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Chinese Tech Leads Rally On Hope Of Easing Of Clampdown

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Continued positive developments surrounding the COVID situation in Shanghai, alongside the easing of rules surrounding the purchases of second homes in some Chinese cities & confirmation that Hong Kong will push ahead with its previously outlined timeframe re: the start of the wind back of its COVID-related mobility restrictions, supported wider risk appetite during Asia-Pac hours.

  • Elsewhere, Chinese tech names drew support from hope surrounding a meeting between senior Chinese policymakers and tech executives, with participants speculating that the meeting may result in the easing of some of the measures implemented in the well-documented clampdown on the sector.
  • The Hang Seng leads gains amongst the major regional indices, running ~2.2% firmer on the session, with the Hang Seng Tech Index adding over 4.0% on the above dynamic. E-minis sit 0.3-0.7% firmer on the day, with the NASDAQ 100 outperforming.
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