The pressure on the 2Q25 earnings of Chinese banks relieved compared to the 1Q25, although profitability remained feeble, with some banks possibly faring better than expected, Citi said in its research report. Citi expected that the YoY decline in revenue for the Chinese banks it covered will narrow to 0.1% in 1H25, compared to a 1.3% decline in 1Q25, mainly due to a smaller compression in NIM and eased pressure on trading gain. Related NewsUBS Lists Div. Yield/ PB Ratio/ ROAE Forecasts for CN Banks (Table)Among the large SOE banks, Citi projected that ABC (01288.HK) -0.040 (-0.777%) Short selling $133.52M; Ratio 23.116% and BANKCOMM (03328.HK) -0.070 (-0.990%) Short selling $61.34M; Ratio 40.685% can continue to maintain their industry-leading profit growth. It expected that the results of ICBC (01398.HK) -0.040 (-0.664%) Short selling $330.89M; Ratio 25.104% , PU DEV BANK (600000.SH) +0.110 (+0.859%) and BANK OF BJ (601169.SH) +0.030 (+0.465%) may beat, while CM BANK (03968.HK) -0.700 (-1.373%) Short selling $321.86M; Ratio 42.541% may miss.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2025-08-01 16:25.) (A Shares quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.)