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Investment Strategies News 18 January 2026 - 19 January 2026

Hua Hong Semiconductor A shares (688347) face a leverage test as China tightens margin rules

Hua Hong Semiconductor A shares (688347) face a leverage test as China tightens margin rules

Shanghai, Jan 19, 2026, 08:15 CST — Premarket Hua Hong Semiconductor’s mainland-listed Class A shares approach Monday’s open close to recent peaks. New restrictions on margin financing are about to kick in, likely rattling some of January’s top chip trades. The immediate concern is leverage. China’s regulators have raised the margin collateral ratio for new borrowings to 100% from 80%, forcing traders to put up more cash when buying shares on margin. Morgan Stanley analysts Laura Wang and Chloe Liu see the move as a sign regulators want to foster a “slow-bull” market while reining in excessive leverage. They also
19 January 2026
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Arm Holdings (ARM) stock price ticks up into MLK Day shutdown as traders look to Feb. 4 earnings

Arm Holdings (ARM) stock price ticks up into MLK Day shutdown as traders look to Feb. 4 earnings

New York, January 18, 2026, 18:31 EST — Market closed Arm Holdings plc’s sponsored ADRs closed Friday at $105.78, rising about 0.6%, and were last seen at $106.10 in after-hours trading. (MarketWatch) U.S. equity and options markets will be closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, resulting in a shortened week and muted price reactions to weekend developments. (NASDAQ Trader) Why it matters now: Arm has tracked the chip sector closely. U.S. stocks ended Friday almost unchanged, while the Philadelphia SE Semiconductor Index gained 1.2%, as investors digested earnings and prepared for volatility following options expiration. “Historically
19 January 2026
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UnitedHealth stock slips into the holiday pause: what UNH investors watch before Jan. 27 guidance

UnitedHealth stock slips into the holiday pause: what UNH investors watch before Jan. 27 guidance

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 14:27 (ET) — Market closed. UnitedHealth Group Incorporated shares fell 2.3% to $331.02 on Friday, marking one of the more significant declines in the Dow ahead of the long weekend. Salesforce also weighed on the index as markets closed for the final U.S. session of the week. (MarketWatch) The timing is crucial. With Wall Street closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the S&P 500 healthcare sector took the brunt of Friday’s sell-off as investors dialed back risk heading into the long weekend. (Reuters) UnitedHealth is approaching a key milestone: it will release full-year
18 January 2026
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Oil stocks brace for holiday week as Chevron Venezuela license and $60 oil collide

Oil stocks brace for holiday week as Chevron Venezuela license and $60 oil collide

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 12:38 EST — Market closed Chevron will be in focus during the next U.S. session after Energy Secretary Chris Wright revealed that Washington is rushing to expand the company’s Venezuela license. The update would allow Chevron to pay the Venezuelan government in cash and sell all the oil it produces there. “So they become immediately, another marketer of crude as well,” Wright explained. Chevron shares closed Friday nearly flat, up 0.1% at $166.26. (Reuters) This policy shift comes amid volatile crude prices driven by geopolitical concerns and uncertainty about the timing and volume of supply.
18 January 2026
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LVMH stock: Five straight down days, a tariff threat — and what traders watch next week

LVMH stock: Five straight down days, a tariff threat — and what traders watch next week

Paris, Jan 18, 2026, 17:31 CET — The market has closed. LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE (LVMH.PA) shares fell 2.64% on Friday, ending at 609.20 euros. This marks a 6.58% drop over the last five trading days on Euronext Paris. Year to date, the stock has lost 5.55%. (MarketScreener) That dip counts now since LVMH stands as a crucial barometer for luxury demand and pricing strength. With Paris offline for the weekend, the market’s next move will hinge on macro news and initial earnings reports, not a fashion runway. Europe’s luxury stocks plunged on Friday, even as the STOXX
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AbbVie stock slides after Epkinly trial misses survival goal — what ABBV investors watch next

AbbVie stock slides after Epkinly trial misses survival goal — what ABBV investors watch next

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 11:03 EST — Market closed AbbVie’s stock dropped on Friday after partner Genmab announced that a late-stage trial of epcoritamab failed to meet its primary endpoint of improving overall survival in blood cancer patients. AbbVie closed at $214.35, down 1.1%. Genmab’s U.S.-listed shares tumbled over 7%. The companies said they still expect data from two other late-stage epcoritamab trials in 2026, including studies combining the drug with standard chemotherapy and Bristol Myers Squibb’s Revlimid. (Reuters) Why this matters now: AbbVie is hunting for fresh growth drivers as investors question the staying power of its lineup
18 January 2026
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Johnson & Johnson stock heads into earnings after a mild dip — what could move JNJ next

Johnson & Johnson stock heads into earnings after a mild dip — what could move JNJ next

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 10:37 EST — Market closed. Johnson & Johnson shares slipped 0.4% to $218.66 on Friday, the last session before U.S. markets shut for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. (Yahoo Finance) The stock heads into the week with investors leaning hard on earnings to justify valuations. “The most important thing right now is earnings,” said Chris Fasciano, chief market strategist at Commonwealth Financial Network. (Reuters) On Friday, U.S. stocks ended nearly flat in choppy trade, while the S&P 500 health care sector fell 0.8%, a bigger drop than the broader market. “We’re at the
18 January 2026
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Nvidia stock price in focus after report of China blocking H200 chip shipments — what NVDA traders watch next

Nvidia stock price in focus after report of China blocking H200 chip shipments — what NVDA traders watch next

New York, January 18, 2026, 09:32 (EST) — Market closed. Chinese customs officials have blocked shipments of NVIDIA Corporation’s H200 artificial-intelligence processors from entering China, prompting suppliers of parts for the chip to pause production, the Financial Times reported on Friday. Reuters could not immediately verify the report and Nvidia did not respond to a request for comment outside regular business hours. Nvidia shares closed down 0.41% at $186.23 on Friday. (Reuters) With the market shut for the weekend, the China headline hits after a choppy first stretch of 2026 that has kept investors quick to fade swings in megacap
18 January 2026
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Riot Platforms stock spikes on AMD’s $311 million data-center lease — what RIOT investors watch next

Riot Platforms stock spikes on AMD’s $311 million data-center lease — what RIOT investors watch next

New York, Jan 18, 2026, 07:10 ET — Market closed Riot Platforms shares surged 16% on Friday following an announcement that the bitcoin miner secured a long-term data center lease with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices. The stock closed at $19.24, with roughly 53.7 million shares traded. This matters because investors are chasing crypto-linked companies that can bring in more stable, contract-backed revenue by leasing power and space for AI and high-performance computing. Riot’s agreement offers the kind of strategic shift traders have been expecting from miners with large operations in Texas. (TheStreet) Riot revealed AMD will lease an initial 25
18 January 2026
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Denison Mines stock price rises into long weekend as DNN traders eye Phoenix permit clock

Denison Mines stock price rises into long weekend as DNN traders eye Phoenix permit clock

Toronto, Jan 18, 2026, 05:34 ET — Market closed Denison Mines shares climbed roughly 4% on Friday, wrapping up at $3.69 on the NYSE American. Uranium-related stocks remained busy ahead of the extended weekend. Uranium futures closed Friday at $85.25 a pound, per Investing.com data, maintaining strength despite a volatile start for wider markets. (Investing.com) U.S. stock markets remain closed Monday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, shifting the first trading day of the week to Tuesday. Traders are left to mull over weekend developments and sector trends ahead of the reopening. (New York Stock Exchange) Denison’s focus
18 January 2026
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SGX share price near 52-week high: Singapore Exchange stock in focus as “Value Unlock” rolls out

SGX share price near 52-week high: Singapore Exchange stock in focus as “Value Unlock” rolls out

Singapore, Jan 18, 2026, 15:30 SGT — Market closed Shares of Singapore Exchange Ltd (S68) closed Friday up 0.03 Singapore dollar, or 0.17%, at S$17.70. The market was closed over the weekend. Around 1.28 million shares traded as the stock stayed just under its 52-week high. (StockAnalysis) The next boost for SGX is coming from policy, not trading floors. On Friday, Minister Chee Hong Tat announced that the “Value Unlock” programme has opened applications for two grant schemes. This move is part of a wider push to raise corporate standards and deepen investor engagement in Singapore’s equity market. “It also
18 January 2026
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Rambus stock price climbs nearly 5% into the MLK market break — what to watch for RMBS next

Rambus stock price climbs nearly 5% into the MLK market break — what to watch for RMBS next

New York, January 17, 2026, 21:16 EST — The market has closed. Rambus Inc (RMBS) shares jumped 4.77% on Friday, closing at $107.99. This was a notable move for a stock that typically moves in line with the broader chip sector. The Nasdaq-listed stock traded between $104.20 and $108.39, with volume around 1.8 million shares. It remains about 6% shy of its 52-week peak at $114.55. (Rambus Investor) Chip stocks stood out ahead of the weekend, with a semiconductor index climbing 1.2% on Friday, while the broader market barely moved. Anthony Saglimbene, Ameriprise Financial’s chief market strategist, noted investors would
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Stock Market Today

Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

Northern Star Resources share price dips into weekend as $50m Central Tanami deal closes

7 February 2026
Northern Star Resources fell 1.7% to A$26.77 Friday, extending losses as gold miners and the broader market declined. MGX Resources completed its A$50 million purchase of a 50% stake in the Central Tanami Gold Project from Northern Star. The All Ordinaries Gold index dropped 3.24%. CME Group raised COMEX gold futures margin requirements to 9% amid volatility.
PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

PLS Group share price slips into weekend as Morgan Stanley and MUFG filings land

7 February 2026
PLS Group shares closed at A$4.12 Friday, down 1.2% after a 3.7% drop Thursday. Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group disclosed increased voting power in the lithium miner, both citing changes dated Feb. 2. The moves came as lithium prices fell and Australian equities posted their sharpest drop in months. PLS reports interim results Feb. 19.
Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

Commonwealth Bank share price near A$159 as CBA earnings, dividend week looms after ASX rout

7 February 2026
Commonwealth Bank of Australia shares closed at A$158.91, down 0.23% Friday, as the S&P/ASX 200 fell 2.03% and nearly A$70 billion was wiped from the market. The bank reports half-year results and an interim dividend on Feb. 11, with shares going ex-dividend Feb. 18. CBA flagged a A$68 million provision linked to ASIC’s Better Banking review. The RBA raised rates to 3.85% on Feb. 3, with CBA passing on the increase from Feb. 13.
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