On July 31, ASMPT rose 15.25% in regular trading, trading at 154.2 HKD/share, with turnover of 2.2 billion HKD. The surge was driven by a wave of investment bank upgrades following blockbuster second-quarter results released on July 28.

ASMPT reported Q2 revenue of 4.936 billion HKD, up 45% year-over-year, with adjusted net profit of 638 million HKD, exceeding market expectations by 76%. Orders reached 7.08 billion HKD with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.43x. Multiple major banks subsequently issued bullish calls: Bank of America maintained a Buy rating with a 310 HKD target; Citi reiterated Buy with a 250 HKD target; JPMorgan maintained Overweight at 225 HKD; CLSA maintained Outperform at 226.2 HKD after raising its earnings forecast 17%; and Huatai upgraded its target to 205 HKD. All targets imply significant upside from current levels.

The rebound comes after a pullback of over 30% from the stock's June highs near 232 HKD, with concentrated positive catalysts triggering rapid capital inflows. The broader Hong Kong chip sector also rallied strongly on the same day.

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