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News on February 9, the Spring Festival holiday is approaching, Hong Kong stocks Chinese New Year's Eve open for half a day in the morning, closed in the afternoon. As of **, the Hang Seng Index fell 096% at 15724At 96 points, the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 131%, the state-owned enterprises index fell 113%。Internet stocks are generally **, Alibaba fell more than 2%, JD.com, Meituan, and Xiaomi fell more than 1%; Domestic real estate stocks fell first, with Sunac China falling more than 7%; Auto stocks fell together, with zero running down more than 10%; Shipping stocks fell significantly, with OOCL International falling nearly 9%; Chinese brokerage stocks fell, and CITIC ** fell nearly 6%; Education stocks bucked the trend**, and New Oriental rose nearly 6%.
Shipping stocks fell significantly, with OOCL International falling nearly 9%; On the news side, the international shipping giant Maersk released a financial report showing that it will achieve revenue of 510 in 20236.5 billion US dollars, a year-on-year decrease of 374%；Net income before interest and taxes decreased by 87% year-on-year25% to 39$3.4 billion. Notably, Maersk also expects the maritime industry to face significant overcapacity in 2024, citing uncertainty about the duration and extent of disruptions in the Red Sea, which could have an impact on full-year results. Maersk's CEO also said that the shipping industry will be affected after the Red Sea conflict's boosting effect on freight rates disappears.
Education stocks bucked the trend**, and New Oriental rose nearly 6%. On the news side, the Ministry of Education has researched and formed the "Regulations on the Administration of Extracurricular Training (Draft for Solicitation of Comments)", which is now open to the public for comments. Recently, Daiwa raised its view on mainland education stocks from "neutral" to "positive". The bank also noted that investors seem to prefer a post-regulatory recovery in the sector and an improved growth outlook for the sector. This year, the earnings surprise driven by the rapid expansion of production capacity and operating leverage will be the main catalyst for the stock price of the sector.
Spring Festival ** Closing Arrangement: According to the trading arrangement of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the Spring Festival holiday is approaching, and Hong Kong stocks will be closed from February 10 (Saturday) to February 13 (Tuesday), and the market will open as usual from February 14 (Wednesday).
The A-share market will be closed from February 9 (Friday) to February 17 (Saturday), and the market will be closed on the weekend of February 18 (Sunday). The market will be open as usual from Monday, February 19.
For Hong Kong Stock Connect and Shanghai and Shenzhen Stock Connect, the service will not be available from February 9 (Friday) to February 17 (Saturday), and will be open as usual from February 19 (Monday). In addition, the market will be closed on Sunday, February 18.