The HW-related sector has started to oscillate.

The overall market performance this morning is significantly weaker than yesterday. On one hand, the index opening auction leaned bearish; on the other, trading volume fell short of yesterday’s level. The STAR Market has surged strongly recently, and today saw broad-based corrections—Hanwang Technology remains underwater without turning red yet, undergoing shakeout. This is the primary reason. Domestic capital has shifted toward Shanghai Micro Electronics and certain domestic software firms. News regarding operating systems has also emerged; however, neither of the two companies prefixed with “Zhong” has hit its daily limit-up—contributing to a generally lackluster sentiment. Within the HW-related group, a few stocks have strengthened, but only TW has approached—but not yet reached—the limit-up; none of the core names have hit the limit-up. With insufficient limit-ups, market enthusiasm remains subdued for now. In the technology sector, both hardware and software segments are underperforming. This afternoon, market direction hinges on financials. Currently, the two core sectors are technology and finance—with finance taking precedence. Within finance, internet finance (inter-fin) leads, followed by securities firms. Among inter-fin players, “Hua” and “Zhen” remain the representative names. If financials can lift the broader market, sentiment in the technology sector will likely improve. Recently, numerous unverified rumors (“xiaozuowen”) about domestic technology stocks have circulated—mostly bearish. These rumors stem largely from recent sharp gains, prompting speculative “ghost stories.” Subjectively, the HW-related group is worth holding and waiting.

BWS Financial: Maintains Buy rating on Hawkins, Inc. (HWKN.US).

BWS Financial maintains its Buy rating on Hawkins, Inc. (HWKN.US), raising its price target from $44.00 to $52.00. Company Profile of Hawkins, Inc. (HWKN.US): Hawkins, Inc. distributes, blends, and manufactures chemicals and specialty ingredients across various industries. It operates through three segments: Industrial, Water Treatment, and Health & Nutrition. The Industrial segment supplies industrial chemicals, products, and services to industries including agriculture, chemical processing, electronics, energy, food, pharmaceuticals, and electroplating. The Water Treatment segment provides chemicals, equipment, and solutions for drinking water, municipal wastewater, industrial wastewater, industrial process water, and non-residential swimming pool water. The Health & Nutrition segment offers ingredient distribution, processing, and formulation solutions to manufacturers of nutritional foods, functional foods and beverages, personal care products, dietary supplements, and other nutrition-, health-, and wellness-related products. Founded by Howard Hawkins in 1938, the company is headquartered in Roseville, Minnesota.

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