Overnight, AI cloud service provider CoreWeave plunged 15% after a bond maturing in 2032 issued by the company reportedly reached a yield of 15% amid U.S. market rumors, sparking market concerns that investors require higher returns to bet on AI, triggering fears of an AI financing crisis. Global AI-related stocks plunged sharply, with South Korea's stock market—led by memory-related stocks—falling as much as 7.8% intraday, while Japan's market dropped 4.8%. AI-related stocks in Hong Kong were hit across the board, with AI infrastructure and large model stocks all suffering declines. As one of the blue-chip stocks most benefiting from the AI boom, Lenovo Group was notably hit this morning, falling as much as 13% and having already retraced 30% from last month's peak.
Lenovo's parent company, Legend Holdings (03396), is also down 9% at HK$18.03, marking six consecutive days of decline with a cumulative drop of 26.2%.
Currently, the Hang Seng Index stands at 24,059, down 254 points or 1%, with trading volume on the main board nearing HK$81.6 billion. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index is at 8,102, down 80 points or 1%. The Hang Seng Tech Index is at 4,080, down 94 points or 2.3%. (hc)