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2.11.2023 6 MARKETS Symbol Volume Value Trades High Low Open Closing Change Code Traded Traded Trades Price Price Price Price EQUITIES APS 7,526 4,515.60 1 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.600 0.000 BMIT 135,625 58,318.75 5 0.430 0.430 0.430 0.430 0.000 BOV 73,352 81,346.38 7 1.130 1.090 1.110 1.130 0.040 GO 9,400 27,778.00 4 2.960 2.940 2.960 2.940 0.000 HLI 1,800 410.40 1 0.228 0.228 0.228 0.228 0.000 HSB 109,863 119,750.67 4 1.090 1.090 1.090 1.090 0.000 MIA 19,973 108,882.85 4 5.500 5.450 5.500 5.450 0.000 PG 83,900 161,386.52 7 1.940 1.920 1.920 1.940 0.020 CORPORATE STOCKS G32G 10,000 10,365.00 1 103.650 103.650 103.650 103.650 -0.580 G34A 58,400 60,718.48 1 103.970 103.970 103.970 103.970 -1.030 G40A 216,000 192,302.18 7 99.000 88.280 98.000 88.280 -2.220 G43AA 25,000 24,835.00 1 99.340 99.340 99.340 99.340 -0.910 CORPORATE BONDS AX24A 25,000 25,250.00 1 101.000 101.000 101.000 101.000 0.990 AX29A 4,300 4,203.25 1 97.750 97.750 97.750 97.750 -0.200 BB33A 8,500 8,712.50 1 102.500 102.500 102.500 102.500 0.500 BV30B 27,200 24,147.46 8 89.200 88.500 88.510 89.200 1.190 CE33A 10,100 10,100.00 1 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 0.000 DF26A 20,000 20,000.00 1 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 0.010 HF28A 5,000 4,675.50 1 93.510 93.510 93.510 93.510 0.010 IB32A 10,000 10,000.00 1 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 0.000 IH26A 13,500 13,600.65 3 100.750 100.740 100.740 100.750 0.000 IH31A 4,000 3,720.00 1 93.000 93.000 93.000 93.000 0.000 JD32A 9,100 9,044.35 2 99.850 99.010 99.850 99.010 -0.840 MI23A 9,000 8,998.35 2 100.000 99.970 99.970 100.000 0.800 MP32A 5,000 4,970.00 1 99.400 99.400 99.400 99.400 -0.100 ON34A 16,000 15,360.00 2 96.000 96.000 96.000 96.000 -2.000 SF27A 10,000 10,000.00 1 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 0.700 SP29A 3,000 2,970.00 1 99.000 99.000 99.000 99.000 0.000 ST27A 33,000 33,000.00 4 100.000 100.000 100.000 100.000 0.000 VR27A 300 289.50 1 96.500 96.500 96.500 96.500 -2.400 Malta Stock Exchange Regulated Main Market Trading Date: 1 November 2023 Apple's quarterly forecast faces threat from Huawei, weak China market APPLE investors will have one big question when the world's most valuable company reports earnings tomorrow - will Hua- wei's resurgence in China damp- en its final quarter expectations? e company, which will post results for the July-September period, is grappling with an un- even recovery in the world's second-largest economy and tougher competition from Hua- wei after the Chinese firm's new Mate 60 Pro series phones saw strong early sales. Apple's own iPhone 15 line-up has gotten off to a slow start in the crucial international market. Counterpoint estimates Chi- na sales of the latest series were nearly 5% lower compared with the iPhone 14 in the first 17 days after launch. "Strength of the iPhone 15 cycle is the key question heading into the December quarter," Bern- stein analysts said, adding that they expected "muted" sales of the device due to a lack of new features, strained consumer spending and competition from Huawei. Huawei sold 1.6 million units of its Mate 60 Pro in six weeks, and brokerages such as Jefferies have said the firm could take back much of the market share in the coming years it lost to Apple after US sanctions in 2019 ham- mered its business. ose fears, as well as a wid- er pullback in tech stocks due to high interest rates, knocked Apple shares down nearly 14% in the three months to the end of October, compared with the tech-heavy Nasdaq's 11% decline in the same period. But there are signs of an eco- nomic pick up in China. Data released last month showed the economy grew at a fast- er-than-expected clip of 4.9% in the third quarter - though less than the 6.3% expansion in the second quarter - while consumption and industrial activity also surprised on the upside in September. e July-September period marks Apple's fiscal fourth quar- ter, and the company is expected to lay down a percentage target for sales growth for the Octo- ber-December period - its fis- cal first quarter that covers the Christmas shopping season. Wall Street analysts expect iP- hone sales to rise about 6% in the October-December period, ac- cording to LSEG data. at is well below historical lev- els - barring 2022's holiday sea- son quarter when Chinese Cov- id-19 curbs curtailed production of high-end iPhones, the average holiday quarter sales growth for the device has been 9.2% in the past four years. However, the fiscal first-quarter projections suggest an improve- ment from an estimated increase of 2.8% for the three months end- ed September, marking the larg- est rise in iPhone sales since the start of this year. Overall revenue is still expected to tick down nearly 1%, dragged by continued weakness in sales of the iPad and Mac, which are expected to fall 15% and 25%, re- spectively. Apple earlier this week unveiled new MacBook Pro and iMac computers and three new chips to power them. e machines aimed at profes- sional users, come at a time when the PC market is showing signs of a pick up after its over two- years-long slump. e decline in global PC ship- ments slowed for a third quarter in a row in the three months from July to September, a sign that the market has bottomed out, ac- cording to research firm IDC.