On July 7, according to CCTV, Denmark's Maersk Shipping Group announced on the 6th that it will collaborate with Germany's Hapag-Lloyd to establish the 'Gemini' cooperation network, allowing some of its vessels to resume using the Suez Canal route. Initially, major global shipping companies chose to reroute around the African continent to avoid the Red Sea, Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, and Suez Canal starting in November 2023. This decision was prompted by the outbreak of a new round of conflict between Israel and Palestine, as the Houthi forces in Yemen launched attacks on vessels associated with Israel in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, forcing shipping companies to avoid the Suez Canal.

On July 7, Goldman Sachs initiated coverage on SpaceX (SPCX.US) with a 'Buy' rating and set a target price of $205.

On July 7, the Nikkei 225 index closed down 1,480.73 points, a decrease of 2.12%, ending at 68,256.96 points. The South Korean KOSPI index closed down 395.41 points, a drop of 4.91%, finishing at 7,655.92 points, having fallen over 8% at one point, triggering a second circuit breaker. In individual stocks, SK Hynix fell by 6%, while Samsung Electronics dropped nearly 7%. (Jin Shi)

On July 7, the main indices of the Hong Kong stock market further declined, with the Hang Seng Tech Index falling by 1%, having previously risen over 2%. The Hang Seng Index dropped by 0.9%.

On July 7, Pan Gongsheng, the governor of the central bank, stated at the Hong Kong Fixed Income and Currency Summit and Bond Connect Forum that the deepening of financial market connectivity supports the prosperity and development of Hong Kong's capital market. Pan emphasized that the capital market is the core and foundation of Hong Kong as an international financial center. In recent years, a large number of high-quality mainland enterprises have been listed in Hong Kong, sharing the development dividends of the Chinese economy. He will continue to support more high-quality enterprises to list and issue bonds in Hong Kong, continuously optimizing and expanding the connectivity between the mainland and Hong Kong in areas such as stocks, bonds, wealth management, and interest rate swaps, and deepening financial cooperation in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. The scale and scope of the Bond Connect southbound trading will be expanded, increasing the annual net investment quota from the current 500 billion yuan to 800 billion yuan, including southbound bonds in the scope of repurchase support, and extending the product range to Hong Kong dollar bonds and related products of renminbi bonds, also reaching out to the bond market in Macao. In the future, the national foreign exchange reserves will continue to increase the asset allocation ratio in Hong Kong, injecting more momentum into the development of Hong Kong's capital market.

On July 7, UBS Group stated that investors should buy the American Depositary Receipts (ADR) planned for issuance by SK Hynix and sell the South Korean-listed shares of the chip manufacturer, as the former may trade at a premium. The sales and trading department of the Swiss bank noted in a report to clients that these ADRs could be more attractive to investors like hedge funds, as they offer higher efficiency and lower costs. The report also mentioned that some global portfolio managers who do not hold the Seoul-listed shares may also be able to purchase these U.S. securities. 'Going long on its ADR from day one and shorting its Korean stock seems like a no-brainer,' the UBS report stated. 'Given that the ADR discount phenomenon is unlikely to occur, the risks are very limited, making this a trade that can be executed on a large scale.'

Zhihui Technology (02513.HK) has seen its share price increase by 10%. The company stated that media reports claiming the withdrawal of its A-share counseling filing are inaccurate. (Jinshi)

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On July 7, the Sci-Tech Innovation 50 Index in the A-share market fell back into the red in the afternoon, having previously risen over 2%.