On June 18, Tsingtao Brewery (00168.HK) fell 3.2% in regular trading, trading at HK$45.38/share, with turnover of HK$79.47 million. The broader beer sector came under pressure, with China Resources Beer down 1.08%, Budweiser APAC down 2.86%, and San Miguel HK down 4.17%.
On the news front, the FIFA World Cup co-hosted by the US, Canada, and Mexico opened to a lukewarm market response in China. Approximately 70% of matches are scheduled between midnight and morning Beijing time, severely misaligned with traditional late-night viewing habits and significantly weakening beer consumption scenarios. Institutions noted that the catering industry remains in a weak recovery phase, with beer industry data progressively deteriorating through March and April. Notably, this marks the first time the beer sector has underperformed the CSI 300 Index ahead of a World Cup. Analysts emphasized that after structural upgrades have slowed, beer sales volume has become the core metric for validating industry logic, and the sector requires sustained volume recovery to restore confidence, with attention directed toward the lower-base second half of the year.
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