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StreetAccount Summary - Asian Market Preview: Nikkei Futures +1.54%, Hang Seng Futures +0.96%, ASX SPI 200 +0.16%, S&P Futures (0.03%)

Aug 12 ,2025

  • Synopsis:

    • Asian markets set for positive start to Wednesday trade. Futures signaling extension of Japan rally after Nikkei hit record high Tuesday. Australia and Hong Kong also tracking for positive starts. S&P 500 futures flat after index posted fresh all-time high. Australian bond yields tracking earlier Treasury curve steepening following benign US CPI. Dollar steady after nearing one-week low. Crude and gold flat following overnight weakness. Bitcoin unchanged after retreating from earlier highs.

    • Overnight strength on US markets followed US CPI data that reinforced expectations of a September rate cut. While takeaways were mixed with tariff impacts evident in some categories, data seen benign enough for Fed to ease against backdrop of labor market weakness. US tech strength continued with SOX up 3%, providing positive lead for Asian semis. Nasdaq Golden Dragon index up 1.5% ahead of China cash session, where Tencent's (700.HK) earnings will be a focus.

    • On economic front, Reuters Tankan showed Japan manufacturer sentiment improved in August following US-Japan trade deal though outlook more cautious. Non-manufacturer sentiment dipped for first time in five months. India retail inflation eased to below RBI's 2-4% target band for first time in eight years, though policy implications mixed with takeaways highlighted outsized influence of lower food prices. South Korea unemployment rate fell. Australian Q2 wage price index and Japan CGPI due out later.

    • After extending tariff deadline by 90 days, Treasury Secretary Bessent said US officials expect to meet Chinese counterparts again within 2-3 months for next round of talks on economic relationship. Bessent downplayed immediate prospect of lifting fentanyl tariffs, saying could take year to verify progress on reduced drug flows. Tech tensions in the news this week amid reports China more closely scrutinizing big tech purchases of NVDA H20 chips, reflecting security risk concerns and efforts to promote AI chip self-sufficiency.

  • Pre-open Company News:

    • 532296.IN -- StreetAccount Consensus Metrics Preview - Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Q1 Earnings

    • 539523.IN -- Alkem Laboratories reports Q1 consolidated EPS INR55.56 vs FactSet INR45.10 [4 est, INR43.00-47.30]

    • 8113.JP -- Unicharm to conduct off-auction buyback for up-to-9.9M shares at ¥1006.5/share tomorrow

    • 508869.IN -- StreetAccount Consensus Metrics Preview - Apollo Hospitals Enterprise Q1 Earnings

    • 524816.IN -- NATCO Pharma reports Q1 consolidated net income attributable INR4.81B vs FactSet INR6.28B [7 est, INR5.49-7.43B]

    • LTG.PM -- LT Group reports Q2 net income PHP7.24B, +13% vs year-ago PHP6.42B

    • 2207.TT -- Hotai Motor reports Q2 EPS NT$7.10 vs year-ago NT$10.54

    • 600216.CH -- Zhejiang Medicine completes 13.7M shares buyback totaling CNY200.0M; proposed 15-Apr

    • 772.HK -- China Literature reports H1 non-IFRS profit attributable CNY507.6M vs FactSet CNY356.6M [4 est, CNY288.2-421M]

    • 534597.IN -- RattanIndia Enterprises reports Q1 consolidated EPS INR3.64 vs year-ago INR6.17

    • 9910.TT -- Feng Tay Enterprise reports Q2 EPS NT$0.73 vs FactSet NT$0.95 [6 est, NT$0.73-1.25]

    • 762.HK -- China Unicom (Hong Kong) reports H1 net income attributable CNY14.48B vs StreetAccount CNY14.68B

    • 762.HK -- China Unicom (Hong Kong) reports Q2 operational statistics: connectivity subscribers 1.21B

    • 501425.IN -- The Bombay Burmah Trading reports Q1 consolidated EPS (cont. ops) INR34.50 vs year-ago INR31.86

  • On Deck:

    • China:

      • Economic:

        • 08:00 CST: New Yuan Loans; consensus

        • 08:00 CST: Loan Growth Y/Y; consensus

        • 08:00 CST: M2 NSA Y/Y; consensus

      • Earnings:

        • Beijing Zhong Ke San Huan High-Tech (000970.CH)

    • Hong Kong:

      • Earnings:

        • JD Logistics (2618.HK), CK Infrastructure Holdings (1038.HK), Laekna (2105.HK), Dmall Inc. (2586.HK), Power Assets Holdings (6.HK), Value Partners Group (806.HK), Lenovo Group (992.HK)

    • Japan:

      • Economic:

        • 08:50 JST: Domestic CGPI NSA Y/Y; consensus

      • Earnings:

        • MatsukiyoCocokara & Co. (3088.JP), NEXON Co. (3659.JP), ULVAC, Inc. (6728.JP), Citizen Watch (7762.JP), Open House Group (3288.JP), Metaplanet (3350.JP), RAKUS Co. (3923.JP), Resorttrust (4681.JP), Shibuya (6340.JP), Sanken Electric (6707.JP), JEOL Ltd (6951.JP), ASICS Corp (7936.JP), Hikari Tsushin (9435.JP), Suzuken (9987.JP)

    • South Korea:

      • Economic:

        • 08:00 KST: Unemployment Rate; consensus 2.6%

      • Earnings:

        • Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Co. (000810.KS), DoubleUGames (192080.KS), PearlAbyss (263750.KS), HYUNDAI MARINE & FIRE INSURANCE (001450.KS), SK Networks (001740.KS), Samsung Life Insurance Co. (032830.KS), JYP Entertainment (035900.KS), HANWHA LIFE INSURANCE (088350.KS), MERITZ Financial Group (138040.KS)

    • Australia:

      • Economic:

        • 11:30 AEST: Wage Price Index Y/Y; consensus +3.3%

      • Earnings:

        • Bravura Solutions (BVS.AU), ASX (ASX.AU), Articore Group (ATG.AU), Pro Medicus (PME.AU), Suncorp Group (SUN.AU), Ventia Services Group (VNT.AU), HomeCo Daily Needs REIT (HDN.AU), Abacus Storage King REIT (ASK.AU), Growthpoint Properties Australia (GOZ.AU), Origin Energy (ORG.AU), Telstra Group (TLS.AU), Temple & Webster Group (TPW.AU), Viva Leisure (VVA.AU)

    • India:

      • Earnings:

        • Avanti Feeds (512573.IN), Hindustan Copper (513599.IN), Gujarat Pipavav Port (533248.IN), Devyani International (543330.IN), ITI Ltd (523610.IN), Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail (535755.IN), Bharat Petroleum (500547.IN), Deepak Nitrite (506401.IN), Engineers India (532178.IN), United Spirits (532432.IN), Brigade Enterprises (532929.IN), PNC Infratech (539150.IN), Endurance Technologies (540153.IN), Indian Railway Catering & Tourism (542830.IN), Max Healthcare Institute (543220.IN), Anupam Rasayan India (543275.IN), Nuvama Wealth Management (543988.IN), Fertilizers & Chemicals Travancore (590024.IN)

    • Singapore:

      • Earnings:

        • City Developments (C09.SP), Stoneweg European Stapled Trust (SET.SP), Singtel (Z74.SP), CapitaLand Investment (9CI.SP), CSE Global (544.SP), AEM Holdings (AWX.SP), EC World Real Estate Investment Trust (BWCU.SP), ComfortDelGro Corp. (C52.SP), Nanofilm Technologies International (MZH.SP), China Sunsine Chemical Holdings (QES.SP), Singapore Technologies Engineering (S63.SP), UOL Group (U14.SP)

    • Taiwan:

      • Earnings:

        • TCC Group Holdings CO. (1101.TT), ASUSTek Computer (2357.TT), Evergreen Marine (2603.TT), Asia Vital Components (3017.TT), Pegatron (4938.TT), Taiwan Union Technology (6274.TT), Merida Industry (9914.TT), Ruentex Development (9945.TT), Alchip Technologies (3661.TT)

    • Thailand:

      • Earnings:

        • Thai Oil Public (TOP.TB), Aurora Design Public (AURA.TB), Bangkok Commercial Asset Management Public (BAM.TB), Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public (BDMS.TB), CP All Public (CPALL.TB), Land & Houses Public Co. (LH.TB), PTT Public Co. (PTT.TB)

    • Philippines:

      • Earnings:

        • San Miguel (SMC.PM)

  • Market Data:

    • Gold (Dec 25): +$4.10 or +0.12% to $3403.10

    • WTI Crude (Sep 25): ($0.01) or (0.02%) to $63.16

    • $-¥: (0.35) or (0.24%) to 147.8010

    • $-KRW: (7.77) or (0.56%) to 1383.0900

    • A$-$: +0.00 or +0.23% to 0.6528

    • $-INR: (0.07) or (0.08%) to 87.5951

    • $-CNY: (0.01) or (0.15%) to 7.1782

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