Alibaba, Nio, XPeng Slide Over 3%: Why Hong Kong Stocks Are Jittery After US Jobs Report
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Published Aug 08, 2022 03:13
Updated Aug 08, 2022 04:10
Alibaba, Nio, XPeng Slide Over 3%: Why Hong Kong Stocks Are Jittery After US Jobs Report
Hong Kong’s benchmark Hang Seng Index opened lower on Monday, down 0.78% at press time, as a better-than-expected July jobs report in the U.S. intensified fears of aggressive rate hikes.
Shares of Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), XPeng and Nio lost over 3% in opening trade.
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. (NYSE: BABA) | -3.5% |
| JD.com Inc (NASDAQ: JD) | -1.47% |
| Baidu Inc (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:BIDU) | -2.25% |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd. (HK:0700) (OTC: TCEHY) | -1.95% |
| Meituan (OTC: MPNGF) | -1.36% |
| Nio Inc (NYSE: NIO) | -3.65% |
| XPeng Inc (NYSE: XPEV) | -3.33% |
| Li Auto Inc (NASDAQ: LI) | -2.11% |
Japan witnessed its first current account deficit in five months led by rising imports as higher prices of energy and raw materials exert pressure on the economy, reported Reuters.
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Company News: SoftBank Group Corp. (OTC: SFTBY) is expected to report first-quarter earnings on Monday. The briefing will be live at 4:30 p.m. Japan local time and will be presented by Chairman and CEO Masayoshi Son.
Alibaba is working alongside Perennial Consortium to redevelop AXA Tower into Singapore’s tallest skyscraper, reported the South China Morning Post.
China’s largest manufacturer of new energy vehicles (NEV) BYD (OTC: BYDDF) is planning to set up a new commercial vehicle and parts production base in Huai'an, eastern Jiangsu province, reported the CnEVPost.
Global News: U.S. indices traded mixed on Friday dragged by better-than-expected July jobs report that raised fears of aggressive monetary tightening ahead. The Nasdaq fell 0.5% while the S&P 500 shed 0.16%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 0.23%.
Elsewhere in Asia, Australia’s ASX 200 lost 0.42%. Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 0.18%, while the South Korean Kospi shed 0.42%. China’s Shanghai Composite index was down 0.25%.
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