On July 30, STANCHART declined 3.03% in regular trading, trading at 224.8 HKD/share, with turnover of approximately 97.67 million HKD.

The decline follows a surge of over 5% in the previous session after the company posted record first-half results. Pre-tax profit reached 4.784 billion USD, up 9% year-over-year, while operating income rose 6.4% to 11.604 billion USD. The group also announced a 10 billion USD share buyback and raised its interim dividend by 66% to 0.204 USD per share.

Despite the strong results, multiple factors are contributing to selling pressure. UBS maintains a neutral rating with an H-share target price of 228.5 HKD, close to the current level, limiting near-term upside. Morgan Stanley noted that the CET1 ratio of 14.2% benefited from lower-than-expected risk-weighted assets, but expects this to reverse in the second half. JPMorgan had previously indicated that a pullback following results would represent a normal pattern. The divergence between bullish and cautious views, combined with the prior session's sharp gains, triggered intraday selling.

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