JP Morgan raised IBM’s rating from Neutral to Overweight and lifted its target price to $291 from $270, citing confidence that software will continue to accelerate growth. Analysts say IBM has spent the past decade repositioning toward hybrid cloud and AI with a software-led platform; software now accounts for roughly 45% of revenue but about two-thirds of consolidated profit. JP Morgan highlighted software’s higher margins, scalable revenue recognition, stronger cash conversion and higher-quali

CITIC Securities says this edition of the Lujiazui Forum should exert three constructive forces on non-bank finance: capital markets supplying incremental financing, an improved regulatory framework, and liquidity measures to curb risk. Securities firms are the most direct beneficiaries: the STAR Market’s fifth-set standards have been widened to cover AI large models, and combined with derivatives liberalization and cross-border business innovation, investment banking and FICC show clear upside. Insurance reforms to align reporting and banking (reporting-and-banking unification) should compress channel fees and liability costs; cleanup of disorderly competition will accelerate consolidation and reinforce compliance advantages at top insurers. The PBOC has created a liquidity support facility for non-banks, building a multi-layered risk-mitigation mechanism. Direct financing’s share has overtaken bank loans for the first time, providing structural support to brokers’ long-term ROE. Analysts recommend focusing on leading brokerages and insurers with compliance strength. Insurance sector valuations look attractive; current share prices overstate near-term earnings drag from low rates and high base effects, while asset-side recovery could boost Q2 profit growth and trigger price repair.

NVIDIA (NVDA.O) released BIONEMO, an agent toolkit designed to accelerate scientific discovery.