On September 21, HANS CNC (03200) rose 4.04% in regular trading, trading at HK$119.2/share, with turnover of HK$11.85 million. The advance was driven by Citigroup's increased long position and a continuing price upcycle across the PCB supply chain.

On the institutional front, Citigroup raised its long position in HANS CNC by 21,000 shares on September 14 through a change in the nature of interest, lifting its stake from 11.28% to 11.31%, totaling 6.57 million shares. Citigroup had earlier maintained a \"Buy\" rating on the stock with a target price of HK$189, expressing confidence that the company stands to benefit from robust AIDC demand growth and PCB technology migration. Meanwhile, southbound capital has accumulated a net increase of 1.53 million shares over the past 20 trading days, holding 30.98% of outstanding shares.

On the industry side, the PCB supply chain price rally persists, with global leading CCL manufacturers seeing cumulative price increases exceeding 100% year-to-date. CITIC Securities views the second half as a period of strong earnings performance, underpinned by AI-driven volume ramp and traditional segment repricing. The company reported H1 revenue of RMB 4.985 billion (+109.29% YoY) and net profit of RMB 957 million (+263.45% YoY), with AI PCB equipment expected to contribute 60% of full-year revenue.

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