Selected Hong Kong-listed ADRs were mostly close to their local closing prices, with Bank of China Hong Kong (02388) the biggest laggard at HK$48.56 versus a Hong Kong close of HK$51.65, a difference of HK$3.09 or 5.98%, according to ETNet. Among the larger moves, China Overseas Land & Investment (00688) was quoted at HK$13.96 against a Hong Kong close of HK$13.01, up HK$0.95 or 7.30%, while Sino Land (00083) was at HK$11.17 versus HK$10.47, up HK$0.70 or 6.69%. China Resources Land (01109) was not quoted in the ADR table, and several other names including HSBC (00005), HKEX (00388), AIA (01299), Tencent? no, not listed, and Ping An (02318) showed only small differences.

Jintai Energy Holdings (02728) said Han Jinfeng has resigned as chairman of the board and the nomination committee, effective today (the 9th), due to work arrangement adjustments, according to ETNet. He will remain an executive director and a member of the nomination committee. On the same day, executive director Bai Jie was appointed chairman of the board and the nomination committee.

U.S.-listed Chinese stocks were mostly lower overnight, with Baidu falling 6.96% to $92.55 and Alibaba edging down 0.51% to $112.66, according to ETNet. Among other major names, Bilibili rose 6.37% to $16.20, while iQIYI gained 11.76% to $0.98 and Zhihu climbed 10.08% to $2.84. JD fell 2.05% to $27.68, PDD dropped 2.99% to $79.75, and Tencent slipped 2.39% to $55.25. In the auto sector, Li Auto rose 0.73% to $12.46, while Nio and XPeng were little changed. In other sectors, BeiGene fell 1.89% to $351.48, New Oriental lost 3.97% to $57.15, and Futu declined 3.49% to $117.50. The U.S. dollar was quoted at HK$7.8414.

R&F Properties (02777) said it and its legal representative and chairman, Li Silian, have recently been added to a high-consumption restriction list, according to ETNet. The notice was issued by the Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone People's Court. Under the order, R&F Properties and Li are barred from a range of high-end and non-essential spending, including flying, taking soft sleeper train berths or second-class and above ship cabins, staying at star-rated hotels, visiting nightclubs or golf courses, buying or building high-end homes, leasing premium office space, purchasing non-essential vehicles, travelling or vacationing, and sending children to high-fee private schools. The company said it is actively seeking information and communicating with relevant institutions, and that the matter has not yet had a material adverse impact on its day-to-day operations or debt-servicing ability.

China Merchants Bank (03968) said approval from the National Financial Regulatory Administration has cleared Zhang Yong to serve as an independent director, with his term effective from September 8 until the end of the bank's 13th board of directors, according to ETNet. The bank also adjusted board committee appointments from September 8. Zhang was named a member of the Strategic and Sustainable Development Committee and chairman of the Remuneration and Appraisal Committee, while Huang Yushan became a member of the Remuneration and Appraisal Committee and ceased to be its chairman. Zhang, 50, holds a doctorate in economics and has postdoctoral experience in theoretical economics. He is executive dean of the Dishi Lake Research Institute at Shanghai University of Finance and Economics, vice dean of the Dishi Lake Advanced Finance Institute, and also serves as a researcher at Fudan University's Shanghai Free Trade Zone Comprehensive Research Institute and as an independent director of Tianneng Power International (00819) and Hainan Bank.

HSBC Holdings bought back 499,200 shares in Hong Kong yesterday for cancellation at HK$164.8 to HK$166.9 each, with a weighted average price of HK$165.8736, according to ETNet. The repurchase cost about HK$82.8041 million. HSBC also repurchased 10,000 shares in the UK market yesterday at 15.518 to 15.74 pounds each, with a weighted average price of 15.6524 pounds, costing 156,500 pounds. Since announcing its buyback plan on August 5, HSBC has repurchased about 26.9138 million shares for a total consideration of about $555.1 million.

According to JPX official data, HKET and Taiwan's Economic Daily News, Asian index-futures traded in a cautious overnight session, with U.S. markets shut Monday for the Labor Day holiday, oil prices climbing on renewed Middle East tensions and gold marking time ahead of U.S. inflation data, while the yen firmed to a roughly seven-month high near 154 per dollar amid growing expectations the Bank of Japan will accelerate rate hikes. In Japan, the near-month Nikkei 225 index futures (September contract) settled the Osaka Exchange overnight session at 65,040, down 170 points, after trading between a high of 65,610 and a low of 64,920, per JPX official figures, reflecting a softer tone as the stronger yen weighed on exporters. South Korea's KOSPI 200 night futures were trading in the overnight session, but no same-morning Korean media report on the night-futures close was available, so no night-session figure is reported for Korea this session. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index futures September contract closed the after-hours session at 25,281, up 55 points, while the Nasdaq Golden Dragon China index eased 1.7% to 5,950 as U.S. cash trading was closed for the holiday. In ADR trade, HSBC's London listing was about 1.06% above its Hong Kong close, while Tencent and Meituan ADRs slipped 0.50% and 0.38% respectively. Taiwan's TAIEX futures (September contract) ended the night session at 47,055, up 100 points or 0.21%, opening at 46,855 with a high of 47,273 and a low of 46,561 on volume of 31,998 contracts, after the cash TAIEX closed the prior session at 47,105, down 220 points.

US stocks closed lower on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.18%, or more than 600 points, the S&P 500 down 0.58% and the Nasdaq off 0.32%, as Wall Street tracked the US-Iran conflict and escalating US-Canada trade tensions, according to Sina Finance. The US military struck targets near Kharg Island, including an Iranian oil tanker; Iran's Revolutionary Guard Navy said related vessels would become targets in response to the US strike on the Iranian tanker. Among individual stocks, Amgen fell 10.08% and HWM dropped 10.70%, while Intel rose 9.05% and Qualcomm gained 3.17%. Among the "Magnificent Seven," Tesla rose 3.98%, Nvidia fell 2.01%, Meta Platforms slipped 0.53%, Apple lost 1.17%, Google edged down 0.03%, Amazon fell 0.60% and Microsoft declined 1.15%. International oil prices rose on the 8th. At the close, New York Mercantile Exchange light crude futures for October delivery gained $1.55 to settle at $93.03 a barrel, up 1.69%, while London Brent crude futures for November delivery rose 92 cents to settle at $97.92 a barrel, up 0.95%. Over the past month, crude prices have surged sharply amid the ongoing US-Iran war, with traders worried that high energy prices would push up inflation, pressuring Treasury yields higher. Saudi Arabia's energy ministry said several of the country's energy and utility facilities were attacked by Yemen's Houthi forces, causing fires at multiple sites and temporarily disrupting operations at some facilities; the Saudi-led coalition said the attacks on civilian and economic facilities in Abha, Khamis Mushait, Najran and Jazan injured 73 people. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield climbed last week to its highest since November 2023, while the short-term 2-year yield hit its highest since January 2025. Copper prices in London and New York set record highs on supply-demand tensions and tariff concerns, with analysts citing strong long-term demand from data center construction, grid upgrades, electric vehicles and new energy projects, alongside falling output in major producing nations. The Federal Reserve meets next week; CME FedWatch pricing showed a 60% probability of a 25-basis-point rate hike. Producer price inflation data are due Thursday and consumer price inflation data Friday. Meanwhile, Canada's retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion of US goods took effect Tuesday, and President Trump said Bombardier's products would be barred from sale in the US unless the Canadian aviation company moved production to American soil.

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