Jan. 29, 2010 (Chinavestor) Shares of Chinese companies continued to slide in Asia on Friday. The Hang Seng Index fell -234.38 points or -1.15%, erasing most of the gains from Thursday, to 20,121.99 at the close. Among HKEx-NYSE cross-listed blue chips only two advanced while the rest fell. China Life Insurance (HKG:2628) (NYSE:LFC) closed +1.5% higher while Huaneng Power (HKG:0902) (NYSE:HNP) advanced +0.5%. But energy and metal plays declined as commodity prices softened. CNOOC Ltd. (HGK:0883) (NYSE:CEO) fell -3.8% followed by Yanzhou Coal (HKG:1171) (NYSE:YZC) and Aluminum Corp. of China (HKG:2600) (NYSE:ACH).
Looking ahead the picture is rosy. For one, index futures point to a higher open thanks to the strong GDP report. And for two, equity markets became way oversold and are ready for a sizable correction. Looking at the technical condition of the Chinese ADR universe, readings are near record lows. The large number of Chinese stocks trading below their 20-DMA and 50-DMA suggests a sharp correction is inevitable to the upside, only a catalyst was needed. The relative strength index for Chinese ADRs is very low at 0.24, a very bullish short term indicator.
As the following index and ETF indicator suggests, U.S. equity markets have became oversold and ready for a sharp correction. The China Small Cap ETF (NYSE:HAO) is the best positioned to rally on Friday among Chinese ETFs because this ETF fell the most and is the most oversold at the moment. As a result, expect small cap Chinese stocks to outperform large cap on Friday.
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