On August 12, CITIC SEC fell 3.22% in regular trading, trading at HK$26.42/share, with turnover of HK$278 million.

On the news front, the company completed a directed placement of 803.7 million H-shares to CITIC Financial Holdings on August 6 at HK$23.13 per share, raising approximately RMB 16 billion. The newly issued shares account for roughly 5.42% of pre-issuance total capital, and the dilution effect continues to weigh on the stock. All proceeds will be retained offshore to support the company's internationalization strategy, with plans to inject capital into its wholly-owned subsidiary CITIC Securities International in phases.

Meanwhile, the firm's own research division noted that major global equity markets experienced significant momentum fading and low-valuation recovery in July, with previous AI hardware-driven trend trades cooling materially. Within the Investment Banking and Brokerage sector, CICC fell 1.59%, GOFINTECH QUANT fell 0.75%, CGS fell 0.07%, while HTSC rose 0.49% and GUOTAI JUNAN I was flat.

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