With the support of the "Black Myth" IP, Miniso is surging; Alibaba still has a repurchase quota of $207 million | Today's important news review

0103 Dolphin's Key Focus:

🐬 Individual Stocks

1. $Alibaba(BABA.US)

On January 2, Alibaba announced an update on its share repurchase. As of December 31, 2024, Alibaba repurchased a total of 119 million shares of common stock at a total price of $1.3 billion, equivalent to 15 million American Depositary Shares. There remains a repurchase capacity of $20.7 billion under the share repurchase plan for the fiscal year 2024. Coupled with Alibaba's recent frequent asset sales and a clearer strategic focus on core business development, this has injected new confidence into the market. Alibaba rose over 1% today.

2. $Miniso(MNSO.US)

"Top IP mover" Miniso announced a collaboration with the popular game "Black Myth: Wukong" to explore new ways of IP cooperation, with co-branded products expected to launch in 2025. In a recent interpretation titled "Miniso: The Origin of the '10 Yuan Store', The Ultimate Fate of IP Retail Hits?," Dolphin has fully demonstrated Miniso's business model focusing on IP strategy. The endorsement from "Black Myth: Wukong" will continue to provide short-term catalysts for Miniso. Miniso surged over 8% today.

🐬 Leading Sectors

Shanghai and Shenzhen: Gold, motorcycle manufacturers, oil and gas exploration and production;

Hong Kong Stocks: Timber products, tobacco, hardware storage and peripherals;

U.S. Stocks: Shipping ports operators, silver, precious metals and mining.

🐬 Attention Next Monday

1. China Caixin Services PMI;

2. U.S. S&P Global Services PMI final value, U.S. factory orders month-on-month.

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