Chinese State-Owned Banks' Stronger Margin Trend a Pleasant Surprise -- Market Talk

Dow Jones05-06

0434 GMT - The stronger margin trend of China's big four state-owned banks--Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank and Industrial & Commercial Bank of China--seems to pleasantly surprise Morningstar's Iris Tan. She notes the four lenders' 1Q net interest income grew 7%-8% on year after declining in 2025. The banks' net interest income could grow around 6% this year, given that their net interest margins have stabilized, she says in a note.ABC is its top pick among the four as it broadly outperformed peers. Morningstar raises its fair-value estimate for ABC by 3% to HK$7.20 for its H shares and to 6.30 yuan for its A shares. H shares adds 0.3% to HK$5.89 while its A shares slip 1.9% to CNY6.79. (megan.cheah@wsj.com)

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May 06, 2026 00:34 ET (04:34 GMT)

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