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On August 19th, Unitree Robotics officially listed on the STAR Market, opening with a 629.44% surge to 1100 yuan per share, giving it a total market capitalization of 444.9 billion yuan. Based on the issue price of 150.80 yuan per share, a single winning bid could yield a profit of 474,600 yuan. As one of the "Six Little Dragons of Hangzhou," Unitree Robotics boasts a star-studded shareholder base. Analysis reveals that Asstrend IV, an affiliate of Shunwei Capital founded by Lei Jun, holds 16.106 million shares, with a potential unrealized profit exceeding 15.2 billion yuan.

Hong Kong-listed gold stocks declined, with China Silver Group (00815.HK), Summit Resources (01815.HK), and Wanguo Gold (03939.HK) all falling by more than 3%, while Tongguan Gold (00340.HK) and Zijin Gold International (02259.HK) fell by more than 2%.

Xiaomi Group (01810.HK) shares rose more than 5% after the earnings report. The company's Q2 revenue was RMB 108.922 billion and adjusted net profit was RMB 6.219 billion.

On August 19th, the highest 7-day annualized yield of Tencent Wealth Management's "Current Account +" was 1.4040%, and the lowest was 0.7070%. The highest 7-day annualized yield of WeChat Pay's "Lingqian Tong" was 1.0060%, and the lowest was 0.8940%. The highest 7-day annualized yield of Alipay's "Yu'ebao" was 1.0530%, and the lowest was 0.9010%.

U.S. Department of Defense: U.S. training objectives will not be affected.

South Korean Foreign Minister: Officials from both South Korea and the United States were unaware that the joint military exercises would be scaled back.

The U.S. Department of Defense stated that the adjustments to joint exercises with South Korea are aimed at maintaining readiness and training objectives.

August 19th - According to sources, artificial intelligence startup Temporal is in talks for a new funding round of approximately $500 million. Upon completion of the transaction, this funding would more than double Temporal's valuation from February of this year, reaching at least $12 billion. The funding round has not yet been finalized, and specific details are still subject to change.

On Wednesday, August 19, the Hong Kong Hang Seng Index opened down 124.25 points, or 0.49%, at 25,346.9 points; the Hong Kong Hang Seng Tech Index opened down 60.38 points, or 1.27%, at 4,678.8 points; the H-share Index opened down 44.7 points, or 0.53%, at 8,408.5 points; and the Red Chip Index opened down 23.12 points, or 0.55%, at 4,159.92 points.

The People's Bank of China (PBOC) announced that, based on demand from primary dealers in its open market operations, the 7-day reverse repurchase operation volume on August 19, 2026, was zero. Simultaneously, it conducted 327.4 billion yuan of overnight reverse repurchase operations.

Hang Seng Index futures opened down 0.6% at 25,289 points, a discount of 182 points.

August 19th - According to Zhipu, the GLM-5.3 API is officially launched today. The model excels at complex coding, defensive cybersecurity, and long-range tasks. Currently, GLM-5.3 is integrated with coding platforms such as ZCode and included in the GLM Coding Plan. The API is now open for use, and pricing remains unchanged from GLM-5.2. Model weights will be open-sourced next Friday.

On August 19, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghae denied that Iran had fired missiles at the United Arab Emirates, calling the UAE's accusations "baseless." Baghae issued a statement early that morning expressing regret over the UAE's accusations, stating that the UAE's actions violated the principle of good neighborliness and undermined current efforts to strengthen trust among regional countries and prevent the escalation of insecurity. Baghae said, "Given the continued malicious actions by the United States and Israel against regional peace and security, particularly their history of repeated 'false flag operations,' the current situation is complex," and that regional countries should refrain from making baseless accusations against Iran. On August 18, the UAE Ministry of Defense stated that its air defense system detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran, one landing outside UAE territorial waters and the other inside. Early on August 19, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that, given the continued escalation of the regional situation and its undermining of regional and international peace and security, the UAE had decided to suspend all trade, commercial, and financial transactions with Iran, with the resumption date to be announced later.

On August 19th, Samsung Electronics announced that it will establish a FläktGroup HVAC production line in South Korea to capture a share of the rapidly growing HVAC market, including the production of advanced cooling solutions for AI data centers. Samsung plans to invest approximately 240 billion won (US$158 million) to build a 21,500-square-meter HVAC production line at its operations base in Gwangju, South Korea. The new production line is scheduled to be completed and operational by 2028, producing HVAC products from FläktGroup, which Samsung acquired last year. Samsung aims to make its HVAC business a new growth engine and to become a leading global player in the industry by 2030.

Given the interplay of fundamentals and geopolitical news, oil prices are expected to continue fluctuating widely. A quick overview of the pre-market conversion prices of crude oil between domestic and international markets is provided in this chart.

Driven by both weak US economic data and geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, global funds are rapidly returning to the gold market. A quick overview of the pre-market conversion prices of gold and silver in both domestic and international markets is provided in this chart.

South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff announced that the schedule and scale of the "Ulchi Freedom Shield" (UFS) military exercise will be adjusted, with the exercise period shortened to August 17-21.

As of 8:30 on August 19, 2026, international spot palladium and international spot platinum were among the most volatile commodities. A chart reviews the overnight price changes in the international market and their corresponding theoretical mappings in the domestic market.

According to Futures News on August 19, as of 8:30 AM Beijing time, spot platinum rose 0.43% and spot palladium rose 0.26%.