On Aug 25, sources said Jack Ma has increased his holdings in Alibaba’s Hong Kong-listed shares over several days, purchasing more than HK$600 mln in total as Alibaba launched a share placement financing.

CITIC Securities says China’s listed banks have started earnings season with stable operating profiles—NIM and asset quality steady and profit growth modestly recovering. More banks report this week and results are expected broadly in line with consensus. The firm notes the sector delivered both absolute and relative gains last week, outperforming most industries, and expects core Q3 variables (NIM, asset quality) to remain stable, supporting a continued earnings-recovery trend and likely persistence of full-year absolute returns.

美國8月里奇蒙德聯儲服務業收入指數 -8，前值-3。