On August 3, COSCO SHIP ENGY rose 3.31% in regular trading, trading at 14.34 HKD/share, with turnover of HKD 129 million, extending its recent rebound trajectory.

On the news front, reports of Hamas reaching an agreement with Israel triggered market expectations of a geopolitical shift in the Middle East. Huayuan Securities highlighted that the oil tanker sector currently stands at a crossroads regarding Middle East geopolitics — whether strait blockades persist or tensions ease, compliant VLCC capacity demand is expected to surge by over 20%. The brokerage emphasized that oil tanker operators benefit in either scenario, with high certainty and elasticity for VLCC freight rate center uplift. This dual-benefit thesis has supported renewed buying interest in the stock.

Additional context shows the company previously reported an estimated 141% year-over-year increase in first-half net profit to approximately RMB 4.5 billion, driven by significantly higher freight rates across all vessel types amid a tight global compliant oil tanker supply-demand balance.

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