HSBC Holdings and Other Companies to Announce Earnings; MSCI China Index Adjustment Takes Effect

①Which companies, including HSBC Holdings, are worth paying attention to as they release their earnings? ②Which companies are affected by the adjustment to the MSCI China Index taking effect?

Cailian Press, February 23 (Editor: Feng Yi) Cailian Press brings you key news for Hong Kong stocks this week:

Global Macroeconomic

Monday (February 23): Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller delivers a speech.

Tuesday (February 24): U.S. President Trump delivers the State of the Union address; the additional tariff rate imposed by Trump increases to 15%, effective on this day; the U.S. Conference Board releases its Consumer Confidence Index for the month.

Thursday (February 26): The U.S. releases initial jobless claims data.

Friday (February 27): The U.S. releases January PPI.

China Macroeconomic

Tuesday (February 24): China announces the one-year/five-year Loan Prime Rate (LPR).

Industry Trends

Tuesday (February 24): Apple holds its annual general meeting.

Wednesday (February 25): NVIDIA and Salesforce release earnings.

Friday (February 27): China Securities Index Co., Ltd. launches the CSI Hang Seng Stock Connect Robotics Theme Index; the 2026 Silver Tourism Innovation Development Conference and All-domain Ecological Integration Industry Exhibition will be held in Nanjing on February 27.

Hong Kong Stock News

Tuesday (February 24): Standard Chartered Group announced its earnings.

Wednesday (February 25): The new fiscal budget for Hong Kong, China was announced; the People’s Bank of China issued a tender for 30 billion yuan worth of 3-month central bank bills and 20 billion yuan worth of 1-year central bank bills in Hong Kong; HSBC Holdings announced its earnings.

Thursday (February 26): Baidu, Hong Kong Exchange, and Trip.Com announced their earnings.

Friday (February 27): The February adjustment of the MSCI China Index will take effect after the market close on that day.

According to previously announced arrangements, the MSCI China Index added 37 stocks, including Leo Paper Group, Baiyin Nonferrous Metals Group, Anji Technology, and Pony AI. At the same time, it removed 16 stocks, including Fosun International, Great Wall Motors, and Vanke Enterprise.

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