On June 15, Standard Chartered rose 3.15% in regular trading, trading at HK$205.4/share, with turnover of HK$44.77 million. The rebound follows a roughly 10% correction since June 4 triggered by tightened offshore account-opening policies for mainland Chinese clients.
On the news front, JPMorgan reiterated its Overweight rating on Standard Chartered, noting that mainland visitor-related business contributes only approximately 2% of the company's revenue. The broker highlighted that the market has overreacted to the regulatory tightening, potentially creating a buying opportunity.
Simultaneously, the company has maintained an active share repurchase program, buying back over 17 million shares since June, with daily repurchases consistently ranging between 760,000 and 892,000 shares at prices between GBP 17.67 and GBP 20.54 per share. The sustained buyback activity signals management confidence and provides technical support for the stock price.
Within the Diversified Banks sector, peers also traded higher, with HSBC Holdings up 1.33%, Bank of China up 0.9%, CCB up 0.67%, ICBC up 0.42%, and BOC Hong Kong up 1.16%.
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