On October 9, COSCO SHIP HOLD rose 3.5% in regular trading, trading at 17.42 HKD/share, with Turnover of 60.6258 million HKD.
The immediate catalyst was Huatai Securities raising its target price to 18.7 HKD and reaffirming a Buy rating. The bank cited a 29.11% year-over-year increase in second-quarter net profit, as freight rate rebounds exceeded market expectations. This positive view, initially reported in early September, remains a key support for the share price.
Additional support came from strength in the oil shipping segment, where Clarksons data showed VLCC average earnings reached 277,995 USD/day in the third quarter, with some routes exceeding 1.6 million USD/day in early October. Within the Marine sector, peers also gained: OOIL up 4.64%, SITC up 2.12%, TS LINES up 3.35%, PACIFIC BASIN up 1.3%, while SEACON fell 1.39%.
COSCO SHIP HOLD is mainly engaged in container shipping and terminal operations, with coverage across the Americas, Europe, Asia-Pacific and mainland China.
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