On September 14, CATHAY PAC AIR rose 3.03% in regular trading, trading at HK$14.29 per share with turnover of HK$123 million, notably outperforming a broadly pressured airline sector.

On the news front, a brokerage recently published a transportation sector report explicitly listing CATHAY PAC AIR as a recommended pick combining both dividend yield and growth attributes. The company reported first-half attributable profit of HK$6.243 billion, surging 71% year-over-year, with an interim dividend of HK$0.26 per share and a dividend yield of approximately 6.48%, fundamentally outperforming mainland Chinese carriers still mired in losses. Additionally, HSBC reduced its short position in CATHAY PAC AIR from 2.31% to 1.66% as of September 7, easing bearish pressure and providing marginal support to the share price.

Within the Airlines sector, peers broadly declined. Among individual stocks, AIR CHINA fell 4.05%, CHINA SOUTH AIR fell 3.29%, and CHINA EAST AIR fell 3.00%, underscoring the contrarian strength of CATHAY PAC AIR.

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