Zhuhai Zhongfu Enterprise's (SHE:000659) subsidiaries plan to purchase production molds for nearly 6 million yuan, according to a Shenzhen bourse filing on Tuesday.
The molds, which will be used for PET bottle preforms production, will be bought from Guangdong Guozhu Mold Technology and Guangzhou Yidao Injection Molding Machinery.
The plastic food container producer's shares fell less than 2% in the afternoon trade.
After a record-breaking session on Monday, Japanese shares saw weak trade on Tuesday to close in the red as fresh strikes by the US military in Iran dampened optimism over a possible peace deal.The Nikkei 225 closed down 162.10 points or 0.3% at 64,996.09.The US forces attacked missile launch sites and mine-laying vessels in southern Iran, calling them "self-defense" strikes.In response, a senior spokesperson for Iran's Armed Forces, Abolfazl Shekarchi, said any new aggression against Iran will be met with a "far more severe" response that extends beyond the region, news reports said.Amid the escalation of the conflict, investor sentiment was also high due to the rebound in global oil prices, as Brent crude rose back to $98 a barrel.On the domestic front, in a move aimed at easing market anxieties over the nation's finances, the Japanese government will fund its extra budget without increasing bond issuance on a calendar basis, Bloomberg News reported Tuesday, citing Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.Another Bloomberg News report on Tuesday quoted finance ministry data to show that Japan slipped behind China to be the world's third-largest creditor nation in 2025, despite posting a record high in its overseas assets.Also, the Nikkei reported on Tuesday that Japan's small and midsize enterprises are struggling with severe shortages of materials like naphtha due to the prolonged conflict in Iran, revealing a growing strain on their operations.On the corporate side, Mitsubishi Electric (TYO:6503) and Chiba Institute of Technology have entered into a three-year agreement to collaborate on the development of native physical AI technologies.Japanese engineering firm Chiyoda's (TYO:6366) was up nearly 4% on Tuesday after it was set to restart work on a liquefied natural gas facility in Qatar, a joint project with France's Technip Energies, Nikkei Asia reported Tuesday.
Wiwynn (TPE:6669) expects business performance to be solid throughout 2026, driven by sustained artificial intelligence orders and strong hyperscale data center demand, Taipei Times reported Monday, citing CEO William Lin.The cloud computing equipment supplier's first-quarter revenue surged 62% on year to NT$276.5 billion, reflecting robust hyperscale spending.Momentum in the first three months of 2026 was driven by strong shipments for platforms based on graphics processing units, CPUs, application-specific integrated circuits, server solutions, and storage applications, Lin reportedly told the media after the company's annual general meetingShares of Wiwynn dropped nearly 6% in Tuesday's midday trade.(Market Chatter news is derived from conversations with market professionals globally. This information is believed to be from reliable sources but may include rumor and speculation. Accuracy is not guaranteed.)
Medical equipment procurement in Chinese hospitals fell 32% year-over-year in April, driven by the impact of a demanding comparison base in the first quarter of 2025 and volume-based procurement policies, Jefferies said in a note Monday.The April decline marks a deepening slowdown from the 14% drop in the first quarter of 2026.United Imaging Healthcare's (SHA:688271) hospital procurement sales fell 47% in April due to the prior year's elevated baseline, Jefferies said.Amid the decline, domestic hospital equipment maker Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics (SHE:300760) saw a 15% sales growth, especially in the ultrasound and patient monitoring and life support segments, during the month.GE Healthcare's China sales were in line with expectations. While the equipment maker forecasts lower sales in 2026, it sees a more stable China market, and Jefferies also expects improvement in 2027.