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Asia stocks rally, on US yield rebound and PBOC's policy reform

Asia stocks rally, on US yield rebound and PBOC's policy reform

Following U.S. Treasury yields’ rebound from last week’s plunge,coupled with news of a key policy reform in China, Asia’s stocks inched higher Monday afternoon (Asia time).

The Shanghai composite climbed +1.47%, while the Shenzhen component gained +2.39%. The Shenzhen composite added +2.446%.

On Saturday, the People’s Bank of China announced a critical policy reform, as it intends to improve the process of forming the loan prime rate this month onward, in a way that’s apparently salutary  to the economy.  It said it will use “market-based reform methods” to reduce real lending rates – in a bid to spruce up economic growth in the nation. China’s economy has been plagued with slowing growth, with its ongoing trade war with the U.S. only worsening the situation apparently.

Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index also rose +1.87%, on the back of life insurer AIA’s stock climb of +2.57%.

In aggregate, the MSCI Asia ex-Japan index rose 1.02%.

Japan’s Nikkei 225 gained +0.66% as shares of convenience store operator FamilyMart surged +11.24%, while the Topix added +0.51%. South Korea’s Kospi advanced +0.72%.

Australia’s S&P/ASX 200  gained +0.74%.

Last Wednesday, concerns of recessionary forces in the U.S. surfaced as the yield on the 10-year Treasury note briefly dropped below the rate for the 2-year. The U.S. 30-year Treasury yield dropped to a record low and the yield on the benchmark 10-year notes fell to a three-year low last Thursday – a situation implying investors' rush to ‘safe haven’ U.S. fixed-income, while also heightening fears of yield curve inversion. Inversion has preceded an economic recession several times in the past.

But U.S. long-term Treasury yields got a boost last Friday, following reports that Germany would stimulate spending by issuing more debt. When a government increases its bond sales, the yields tend to go up to create demand for the additional supply of bonds. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note was at 1.5826%, while the rate on the 30-year Treasury bond was at 2.071%.

 

 

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Sergey Savastiouk, Ph.D. has a degree in Applied Mathematics from Moscow University and has extensive experience as an entrepreneur, investor, manager, and mathematician. His professional expertise is in applied mathematics, mathematical modeling, system and pattern analysis, and software and hardware system integration. He has served as the CEO of several hi-tech start-up companies and nonprofit organizations, which has given him proven capabilities in business strategy for high-tech start-up companies, market assessment, company formation, team building, product development, marketing, and sales. He has published numerous articles in journals and magazines on related fields. As a retail investor, he spent 15 years developing his proprietary trading and quantitative algorithms (now Tickeron’s A.I.), which brought him significant returns in trading the stock market. His current work and goal in founding Tickeron is to bring professional, sophisticated stock market analysis capabilities to retail investors via an easy-to-use interface.


MCHI in downward trend: price dove below 50-day moving average on September 08, 2026

MCHI moved below its 50-day moving average on September 08, 2026 date and that indicates a change from an upward trend to a downward trend. In of 40 similar past instances, the stock price decreased further within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

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Technical Analysis (Indicators)

Bearish Trend Analysis

The 10-day RSI Indicator for MCHI moved out of overbought territory on August 11, 2026. This could be a bearish sign for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 28 similar instances where the indicator moved out of overbought territory. In of the 28 cases, the stock moved lower in the following days. This puts the odds of a move lower at .

The Momentum Indicator moved below the 0 level on August 31, 2026. You may want to consider selling the stock, shorting the stock, or exploring put options on MCHI as a result. In of 88 cases where the Momentum Indicator fell below 0, the stock fell further within the subsequent month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence Histogram (MACD) for MCHI turned negative on August 13, 2026. This could be a sign that the stock is set to turn lower in the coming weeks. Traders may want to sell the stock or buy put options. Tickeron's A.I.dvisor looked at 50 similar instances when the indicator turned negative. In of the 50 cases the stock turned lower in the days that followed. This puts the odds of success at .

Following a 3-day decline, the stock is projected to fall further. Considering past instances where MCHI declined for three days, the price rose further in of 62 cases within the following month. The odds of a continued downward trend are .

The Aroon Indicator for MCHI entered a downward trend on September 09, 2026. This could indicate a strong downward move is ahead for the stock. Traders may want to consider selling the stock or buying put options.

Bullish Trend Analysis

The Stochastic Oscillator demonstrated that the ticker has stayed in the oversold zone for 1 day, which means it's wise to expect a price bounce in the near future.

Following a 3-day Advance, the price is estimated to grow further. Considering data from situations where MCHI advanced for three days, in of 256 cases, the price rose further within the following month. The odds of a continued upward trend are .

MCHI may jump back above the lower band and head toward the middle band. Traders may consider buying the stock or exploring call options.

Notable companies

The most notable companies in this group are PDD Holdings (NASDAQ:PDD), Yum China Holdings (NYSE:YUMC), H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (NYSE:TME), TAL Education Group (NYSE:TAL), Vipshop Holdings Limited (NYSE:VIPS).

Industry description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of the MSCI China Index. The fund generally will invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of the underlying index and in investments that have economic characteristics that are substantially identical to the component securities of the underlying index. The index is a free float-adjusted market capitalization-weighted index that is designed to measure the performance of equity securities in the top 85% in market capitalization of the Chinese equity securities markets, as represented by the H-shares and B-shares markets. The fund is non-diversified.

Market Cap

The average market capitalization across the iShares MSCI China ETF ETF is 15.08B. The market cap for tickers in the group ranges from 1.04B to 111.89B. PDD holds the highest valuation in this group at 111.89B. The lowest valued company is QFIN at 1.04B.

High and low price notable news

The average weekly price growth across all stocks in the iShares MSCI China ETF ETF was 9%. For the same ETF, the average monthly price growth was 6%, and the average quarterly price growth was 21%. QFIN experienced the highest price growth at 6%, while LEGN experienced the biggest fall at -9%.

Volume

The average weekly volume growth across all stocks in the iShares MSCI China ETF ETF was -24%. For the same stocks of the ETF, the average monthly volume growth was 29% and the average quarterly volume growth was -15%

Fundamental Analysis Ratings

The average fundamental analysis ratings, where 1 is best and 100 is worst, are as follows

Valuation Rating: 29
P/E Growth Rating: 74
Price Growth Rating: 68
SMR Rating: 54
Profit Risk Rating: 96
Seasonality Score: 21 (-100 ... +100)
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