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title: "The three major A-share indices of Shanghai and Shenzhen opened lower by 0.2% to 0.3%, with some brokerage stocks softening and rare earth stocks showing mixed performance"
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description: "The three major A-share indices opened lower by 0.2% to 0.3%. The People's Bank of China conducted a 238 billion yuan seven-day reverse repurchase operation, with the interest rate maintained at 1.4%. The central parity rate of the yuan against the US dollar was lowered by 34 points to 7.1371. Domestic bank stocks opened slightly higher, some brokerage stocks softened, and rare earth stocks showed mixed performance. Chongqing Brewery's net profit in the first half of the year decreased by 4.03%"
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# The three major A-share indices of Shanghai and Shenzhen opened lower by 0.2% to 0.3%, with some brokerage stocks softening and rare earth stocks showing mixed performance

The People's Bank of China today (15th) conducted a 238 billion yuan (the same below) seven-day reverse repurchase operation in the open market, with the operation interest rate remaining at 1.4%. Today, 122 billion yuan of reverse repos matured, resulting in a net injection of 116 billion yuan for the day. On the same day, the central bank conducted a 500 billion yuan fixed-quantity, interest rate tender, and multiple price bidding reverse repurchase operation, with a term of six months (182 days). The central parity rate of the yuan against the US dollar was lowered by 34 points to 7.1371.

The three major indices of A-shares opened lower. The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3,659 points, down 6 points or 0.2%. The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 11,419 points, down 32 points or 0.3%. The ChiNext Index opened down 4 points or 0.2%, at 2,464 points.

Domestic bank stocks, China Construction Bank (601939.SH) and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (601398.SH), opened up 0.2% and 0.1%, respectively. In addition, CATL (300750.SZ) and BYD (002594.SZ) opened down 0.5% each.

Some brokerage stocks softened, with Dongfang Securities (600958.SH) and Bank of China Securities (601696.SH) opening down 0.5% and 1.4%, respectively.

Rare earth stocks showed mixed developments, with Jintian Copper (601609.SH) rising 5.8%. Hengdian East Magnetic (002056.SZ), Invt (002334.SZ), and Longi Magnet Technology (300835.SZ) opened down 0.3% to 0.9%.

Aimeike (300896.SZ) opened down 0.6%, as its holding subsidiary REGEN Company is involved in significant arbitration.

Chongqing Beer (600132.SH) opened down 1.4%, with a net profit of 865 million yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year decrease of 4.03%. Its holding subsidiary plans to increase capital by 600 million yuan to Carlsberg Foshan Company

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