On August 21, CHINA TELECOM rose 3.07% in regular trading, trading at HKD 4.87/share, with turnover of HKD 154 million. The stock rebounded after declining 1.35% in the previous A-share session following its half-year results release.

The rebound appears driven by the market digesting several positive elements within the earnings report disclosed on August 20. While the company reported a 14.9% decline in net profit to RMB 19.588 billion and a 3.9% revenue decline to RMB 259.01 billion, the board declared a mid-term cash dividend of RMB 0.1606 per share, representing 75% of attributable profit and a 3-percentage-point increase in payout ratio year over year. Free cash flow surged 121.3% to RMB 28.9 billion, signaling improved cash generation capability.

Structural highlights included intelligent business revenue growing 7.1% to RMB 31.1 billion, with AIDC revenue up 9.3% and intelligent computing revenue surging 95.0%. Tianyi Cloud revenue reached RMB 61.8 billion, up 7.8%, underscoring the company's pivot toward AI-driven growth engines amid traditional telecom headwinds.

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