According to Goldman Sachs' report, China's overall consumption trends were lackluster in 2Q25. The broker observed that several sectors, including baijiu, dairy products, sportswear, cosmetics, condiments, and ready-to-eat foods, were experiencing a QoQ weakening in demand.Despite resilient growth in retail sales reported by China's National Bureau of Statistics and a robust increase in total gross merchandise volume during the 618 shopping festival, both of which have benefited from ongoing government policies encouraging trade-ins.Related News G Sachs: Logistics Cost Inflation Emerges for Mainland Staples Firms, Greater Profit Impact on Tingyi, Uni-President ChinaWhile market preferences for consumer stocks remained divided, the broker said that investors continued to favor new consumer brands capable of delivering unique growth amid overall demand uncertainty, which reflected in solid share price performance and valuation premiums.It is worth noting that, however, investor expectations are rising along with intensifying debates over growth prospects for 2026. It is possible that any short-term negative news would trigger selling pressure.At the individual stock level, Goldman Sachs preferred ANTA SPORTS (02020.HK) +0.200 (+0.266%) Short selling $127.58M; Ratio 23.014% , LAOPU GOLD (06181.HK) -10.500 (-2.053%) Short selling $161.62M; Ratio 32.091% , Yum China (YUMC.US) , WH GROUP (00288.HK) +0.090 (+1.032%) Short selling $110.83M; Ratio 20.140% , TSINGTAO BREW (00168.HK) -0.100 (-0.198%) Short selling $34.09M; Ratio 19.227% , GUMING (01364.HK) -0.120 (-0.538%) Short selling $43.87M; Ratio 43.511% , TINGYI (00322.HK) -0.080 (-0.681%) Short selling $41.58M; Ratio 26.674% , GIANT BIOGENE (02367.HK) +0.520 (+1.905%) Short selling $8.41M; Ratio 4.357% , MINISO (MNSO.US) , and CR BEVERAGE (02460.HK) -0.240 (-2.978%) Short selling $8.77M; Ratio 26.714% . All were included on the Buy list.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-05-27 16:25.) (Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)Related News CLSA Neutral on Potential Bid by YUM CHINA (09987.HK) for Jardine Restaurant Business
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