On August 13, ZIJIN MINING fell 3.06% in regular trading, trading at HK$34.82/share, with turnover of HK$922 million. The decline came amid widespread selling across the diversified metals and mining sector as market concerns over CPI data publication triggered profit-taking in gold-related assets.

Gold prices had entered overbought territory after accumulating roughly 8% gains in August, with weekly gains as high as 7.1%, triggering the first overbuy signal in 103 trading days. Historical data suggests subsequent returns tend to be negative following such signals. HSBC warned that $4,500 constitutes strong resistance, while massive long positions of up to 2.7 billion ounces raised the risk of a collective stampede if CPI data proved insufficiently dovish.

The broader metals and mining sector saw heavy selling pressure, with MMG down 4.84%, Wanguo Gold Group down 4.67%, and CMOC down 3.48%. ZIJIN MINING had already declined over 5% on August 11 due to similar headwinds. Despite Morgan Stanley raising its target price to HK$61 and naming the stock as its top sector pick, profit-taking continued to dominate sentiment.

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