0814 GMT - SMIC and Hua Hong Grace's upbeat results indicate "an increasingly constructive recovery" for legacy and specialty semiconductors, Citi analysts say in a research note. AI is not only driving demand for advanced nodes but also increasing demand for mature-node chips used for power management, connectivity and peripheral logic, the analysts say. Both companies have negotiated wafer price hikes with clients, which created meaningful operating leverage despite rising depreciation from new capacity. Citi expects trailing-edge foundries to have better pricing leverage than they had over the past two years thanks to the AI boom. The bank raises SMIC's target price to HK$100.00 from HK$90.00 and Hua Hong's to HK$175 from HK$160.00. SMIC's shares were last 6.2% higher at Hua Hong Grace rose 7.5%.