On October 7, Futu Holdings Limited fell 5.63% in pre-market trading, with turnover of approximately $1.98 million. The decline comes despite the company's release of strong second-quarter results on August 20, which showed net income of HK$26.08 per diluted ADS, up from HK$18.24 a year earlier and beating the FactSet consensus estimate of HK$23.36. Quarterly revenue rose to HK$7.20 billion from HK$5.31 billion, also above expectations.

The broader investment banking and brokerage sector showed mixed performance: Robinhood down 2.28%, Goldman Sachs down 1.03%, Morgan Stanley down 0.64%, XP Inc. down 1.58%, while Charles Schwab bucked the trend with a gain of 0.46%. Futu Holdings Limited provides digitalized securities brokerage and wealth management product distribution services in Hong Kong and internationally through its Futubull and Moomoo digital platforms, offering online financial services including securities and derivative trades brokerage, margin financing and fund distribution services.

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