Per "yahoo hk finance", China’s stimulus expectations are pushing infrastructure-related firms higher, with China State Construction up 2.3%. Analysts foresee strong Q3 revenue growth in the sector. Barratt Redrow ( BTRW.L ) said that for the first half of the year adjusted profit before tax came in at £167.1m ($207.9m) – after the £50.4m impact of purchase price allocation (PPA) was deducted – up 6% from the £157.1m it posted for the same period last year. HSBC completed US$54 billion of sustainable-finance transactions globally in the first half of the year, up 19 per cent from a year earlier. Sector analysis from "yahoo hk finance" indicates that logistics and shipping firms are seeing upward revisions in earnings forecasts due to resilient freight demand across Asia trade routes.
