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China’s hottest stocks these days have one thing in common: names that sound like sheep

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GEOPOLITICS ALPHAChina’s hottest stocks these dayshave one thing in common: namesthat sound like sheepGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

Shares of fish processors, lighting manufacturers and appliance makers have soared ahead of the Year of the Sheep. Investor appetite has had little to do with the status of their businesses.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF-2.8% 30d

    iShares China Large-Cap ETF holds stocks listed in China, which this story is about (“china”).

  • BABA Alibaba Group Holding-8.2% 10d

    Alibaba Group Holding (business services) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares.

  • NTES NetEase

    NetEase (prepackaged software) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares.

  • JD JD.com+1.7% 6d

    JD.com (retail stores) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares.

  • BIDU Baidu-7.9% 15d

    Baidu (computer programming, data processing, etc.) is one of the largest China-based companies traded in the US, so news about China (“china”) reaches its shares.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
FXI+3.46%+1.27%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BABA+11.61%+7.54%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
NTES+6.15%-0.07%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
JD+1.68%-0.25%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close
BIDU+3.67%+2.06%baseafter closeafter closeafter closeafter close

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

Shares of fish processors, lighting manufacturers and appliance makers have soared ahead of the Year of the Sheep. Investor appetite has had little to do with the status of their businesses.

Source: MarketWatch

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CompanyWhenMoveStatus
BABAthree days earlier+7.54%final price
BABAfive days earlier+11.61%final price
BIDUthree days earlier+2.06%final price
BIDUfive days earlier+3.67%final price
FXIthree days earlier+1.27%final price
FXIfive days earlier+3.46%final price
JDthree days earlier-0.25%final price
JDfive days earlier+1.68%final price
NTESthree days earlier-0.07%final price
NTESfive days earlier+6.15%final price

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