On July 7, COSCO Shipping Holdings fell 3.05% in regular trading, trading at HKD 13.36/share, with turnover of HKD 85.30 million. The decline came amid broad-based weakness across the marine shipping sector.

On the industry front, the shipping sector saw widespread selling pressure, with OOIL down 3.36%, SITC down 3.28%, Pacific Basin down 2.35%, TS Lines down 1.40%, and LC Logistics down 0.70%. The sector-wide pullback was driven by persistently weakening Cape-size vessel freight rates combined with declining oil prices, which dampened expectations for shipping rate increases. The Baltic Cape-size Index (BCI) had already fallen 6.53% week-over-week and 32.82% month-over-month as of early July, reflecting softening demand for industrial raw material shipments across Asia-Pacific and Europe-Americas routes alongside ample short-term vessel supply.

Notably, the company had announced on July 6 an A-share buyback plan of 50 million to 100 million shares at a maximum price of RMB 15.40/share, totaling RMB 770 million to RMB 1.54 billion, with all repurchased shares to be cancelled. However, the broader sector headwinds appear to have outweighed the buyback signal.

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