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This year's event will be held from June 23 to 26, lasting four days, and will offer millions of exclusive deals and great discounts for Prime members worldwide. This Prime Day is not only a shopping extravaganza for consumers but also attracts significant attention from the capital markets. As a global e-commerce and cloud computing giant, Amazon's performance during major promotional events often directly impacts its stock price and market sentiment. Investors will closely monitor sales data, logistics performance, and the event's boost to Amazon's overall revenue during this period. Every past Prime Day has successfully stimulated consumer demand and effectively increased user activity and subscription loyalty. In the current macroeconomic environment, whether this extended four-day event can once again set sales records and further strengthen Amazon's leadership in the retail sector will be a key focus for the market.

(1) Dragged down by the general weakness in Asian markets, coupled with the lack of progress in negotiations between the United States and Iran weighing on market risk sentiment, the Indian stock market declined in response. (2) The National Stock Exchange Nifty50 Index fell by 0.4%, facing what is set to be its fifth consecutive day of losses—marking the longest losing streak since early January this year. HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank led the decline, both dropping by approximately 1.1%. Among the component stocks, only 10 rose while 40 declined. (3) Despite ongoing pressure throughout the year and disruptions in the artificial intelligence industry, India's information technology sector performed strongly against the trend, continuing its recent rebound. The sub-index for this sector soared over 3.5%, narrowing its year-to-date decline to around 18%; in contrast, the broader Nifty index has fallen nearly 11% so far this year.

According to monitoring by Dongcha Beating, in an interview on CNBC's "Power Lunch," OpenAI CEO Sam Altman responded to competitor Anthropic's early secret submission of an S-1 registration statement. Reports indicate that OpenAI is also intensively preparing to secretly submit its S-1 draft, with Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley serving as co-underwriters, originally planning to complete the submission by the end of May 2026 to aim for a public listing in the fall of 2026. However, Anthropic announced on June 1 that it had submitted a secret IPO application, gaining a lead in the capital market positioning battle, which has sparked speculation about OpenAI's progress being hindered or surpassed. In the interview, Altman downplayed the competition among large model companies in the IPO process, stating publicly that the listing is merely a financing event and that the company will not focus its energy on the specific timing of the IPO. Altman emphasized that the real competition in the industry lies in delivering top-notch technology and building business models, rather than the race to go public itself. Regarding OpenAI's own IPO process, Altman revealed that the company will not adjust its pace due to competitors' actions and will choose to advance the listing at the appropriate time.