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Time For A Rebound In Tech Stocks?

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  • Global risk-off environment has left China equities vulnerable in recent weeks despite easing signals (rate cuts + rising ‘liquidity’).
  • We saw that the annual change in China liquidity (TSF 12M sum) has rebounded this year after reaching a low of -9tr CNY in December, and has historically been a strong driver of cyclical stocks, particularly tech equities.
  • The chart below shows the significant divergence between China tech equities and liquidity (YoY change) since January.
  • With officials preparing to hit a pause on its campaign against tech companies, support for liquidity-sensitive sectors could start to rise in the near to medium term.
  • In addition, China also announced on Thursday that it will cut the A-share stock transaction fee to 0.01% (of total amount) in Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges (from 0.02%) to boost equities, which are currently ‘cheap’ (using a z-score P/B approach).
  • The Hang Seng Index rallied by 4% on Friday after finding support slightly below the 20,000 level this week; ST resistance to watch on the topside stands at 21,689.60 (50DMA), followed by 22,000.

Source: Bloomberg/MNI

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