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Standard Chartered: Overweight technology and communication services in the second half of the year, underweight consumer staples.
In China, given the overall market's potential for valuation re-rating, Standard Chartered Bank has shifted to a more risk-on stance. In terms of allocation recommendations, the technology and communication services sectors remain overweight, mainly benefiting from the improvement in the self-sufficiency rate of domestic chips and the continued advancement of AI commercialization; the healthcare sector has been downgraded to neutral due to limited earnings visibility; the consumer staples sector has been downgraded to underweight for similar reasons; and the utilities sector has been upgraded to neutral due to improved electricity demand and policy support.
Globally, in the second half of 2026, investors will face a volatile landscape involving energy prices, equity supply, investor positions, and central bank policies.
Standard Chartered Bank expects that in a macroeconomic soft-landing environment, risk assets will continue to receive support.