Movement Alert|New China Life Insurance Falls 3.25% in Regular Trading, BlackRock Cuts Stake Below 5% While UBS Lowers Target Price

Market Focus07-17 10:30

On July 17, New China Life Insurance fell 3.25% in regular trading, trading at HK$44.92/share, with turnover of HK$136 million.

On the news front, Hong Kong Exchange filings show that BlackRock reduced its H-share holdings from 5.23% to 4.94% on July 10, falling below the 5% disclosure threshold. The reduction by the world's largest asset manager weighed on market sentiment. Additionally, UBS lowered its target price for New China Life Insurance to HK$45.5 on July 14, simultaneously cutting its new business value forecast.

The broader insurance sector traded notably weaker on the day, with China Life down 3.32%, Sunshine Insurance down 2.83%, and China Taiping down 2.31%, reflecting significant sector-wide linkage effects. Within the Life and Health Insurance sector, AIA was relatively resilient at -0.39%, while Ping An declined 0.46%.

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