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Bank of China Ltd H (3988.HK) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for 3988.HK, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 57/100 · S&P 500 fund at 71, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-10-09
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 94th percentile of the window, +5.0% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-10-12
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.04 · down 0.71 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-10-09

Company snapshot — Bank of China Ltd H

3988.HK in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Bank of China provides retail and corporate banking, treasury dealing, investment banking, and insurance services across mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and abroad. It takes deposits, lends to companies and individuals, underwrites securities, trades currencies and derivatives, and sells insurance and wealth products. The bank also runs aircraft and equipment leasing and handles debt-to-equity swap business. It is headquartered in Beijing and listed in Hong Kong through its H shares.
Where it sits in the stack
Bank of China carries no seat in Closelooknet's Rubin index and sits outside the AI build-out stack the diary follows. In our universe it belongs to the diversified banking sleeve we track for broader market and credit context, rather than to any layer of the chip or data-centre supply chain.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet has not assigned Bank of China to a peer group; the market usually compares it with the other large Chinese state-owned lenders, such as ICBC.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
The stock holds no index seat in our coverage and carries no Closelooknet score yet, so no module can be called stronger or weaker. The diary has not quoted it in the Morning 10 or elsewhere; it appears here mainly on chart-structure grounds.
What the diary watches
Whether the recent move above its 50-day and 200-day trend lines holds as it trades near its recent high, or whether the run loses pace.

Bank of China Ltd H (3988.HK) trades on the HK exchange in China.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 3.95%, quarterly · last 0.12 HKD on 2026-07-02

Dividends and capital return

What 3988.HK pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 0.25 HKD per share · a 3.95% yield on the 2026-10-12 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-10-12
  • Change on the year −7.2% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 0.27 HKD per share
  • Last distribution 0.12 HKD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-07-02
  • By calendar year 2025: 0.39 HKD · 2026: 0.13 HKD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-01-13

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-13

Quick answers

What is Bank of China Ltd H (3988.HK)?

Bank of China Ltd H trades as 3988.HK on the HK exchange (China) in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-10-13.

Is 3988.HK in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — Bank of China Ltd H is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-10-13.

Where does 3988.HK trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +8.6% vs the 50-day and +22.2% vs the 200-day average, 0.1% below the 52-week high and +56.1% off the 52-week low. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-10-12 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Bank of China Ltd H do?

Bank of China provides retail and corporate banking, treasury dealing, investment banking, and insurance services across mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and abroad. It takes deposits, lends to companies and individuals, underwrites securities, trades currencies and derivatives, and sells insurance and wealth products. The bank also runs aircraft and equipment leasing and handles debt-to-equity swap business. Closelooknet has not assigned Bank of China to a peer group; the market usually compares it with the other large Chinese state-owned lenders, such as ICBC.

Where does Bank of China Ltd H sit in the AI build-out?

Bank of China carries no seat in Closelooknet's Rubin index and sits outside the AI build-out stack the diary follows. In our universe it belongs to the diversified banking sleeve we track for broader market and credit context, rather than to any layer of the chip or data-centre supply chain. The stock holds no index seat in our coverage and carries no Closelooknet score yet, so no module can be called stronger or weaker. The diary has not quoted it in the Morning 10 or elsewhere; it appears here mainly on chart-structure grounds.

Does Bank of China Ltd H pay a dividend?

Bank of China Ltd H has paid 0.25 HKD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 3.95% on the 2026-10-12 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.12 HKD on 2026-07-02. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for 3988.HK, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.