--- title: "The A-share index opened slightly higher, with the ChiNext rising 0.19%. The non-ferrous metals and silver sectors are strong, while the commercial aerospace sector is weak. In Hong Kong, SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor both rose over 4%" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/270676578.md" description: "The A-share index opened slightly higher, with the ChiNext rising 0.19%. The non-ferrous metals and silver sectors were strong, while the commercial aerospace sector weakened. In Hong Kong, SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor both rose over 4%. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.01%, while the Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.21%. The photovoltaic glass and energy metals sectors strengthened, while the Hainan Free Trade Zone and commercial aerospace sectors weakened. The Hang Seng Index rose 0.02%, and the Hang Seng Tech Index rose 0.07%. Government bond futures opened mixed, and most domestic commodity futures markets rose. The semiconductor sector continued to strengthen, with SMIC raising prices for some production capacity by about 10%. The RMB central parity against the US dollar rose by 52 points to 7.0471 yuan, reaching a new high since September 30, 2024" datetime: "2025-12-24T02:00:44.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/270676578.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/270676578.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/270676578.md) --- > Supported Languages: [简体中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/270676578.md) | [繁體中文](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/270676578.md) # The A-share index opened slightly higher, with the ChiNext rising 0.19%. The non-ferrous metals and silver sectors are strong, while the commercial aerospace sector is weak. In Hong Kong, SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor both rose over 4% The performance of A-share indices is mixed. As of the time of writing, the Shanghai Composite Index is down 0.01%, the ChiNext Index is up 0.19%, and the Shenzhen Component Index is up 0.21%. Photovoltaic glass, energy metals, memory chips, gold, and fluorochemical concept stocks are strong, while Hainan Free Trade Zone, commercial aerospace, nuclear fusion, and dairy industry themes are weak. Hong Kong stocks opened higher, with the Hang Seng Index up 0.02% and the Hang Seng Tech Index up 0.07%. SMIC and Hua Hong Semiconductor both rose over 4%, while NetEase and Zijin Mining rose more than 1%. Government bond futures opened, with the 30-year main contract down 0.09%, the 10-year main contract basically flat, the 5-year main contract down 0.02%, and the 2-year main contract down 0.01%. Most domestic commodity futures opened higher, with platinum futures main contracts hitting the daily limit. Shanghai silver and palladium rose over 6%, lithium carbonate rose 4.67%, Shanghai nickel rose 3.30%, low-sulfur fuel oil rose 0.63%, glass rose 0.58%, the shipping index (European line) fell 2.63%, and coking coal fell 0.93%. 9:33 The semiconductor sector continues to strengthen, with Shenghui Integrated and Chuangyuan Technology both achieving three consecutive limits. Demingli, Beijing Junzheng, ChipSource Micro, Huicheng Co., and Hua Hong are among the top gainers. In terms of news, SMIC has implemented price increases on some production capacities, with an increase of about 10%. 9:27 The China Convertible Bond Index opened up 0.04%. Jiamei Convertible Bond rose over 5%, Outong Convertible Bond, Dazhong Convertible Bond, and Yonggui Convertible Bond rose over 2%; Libo Convertible Bond fell over 3%, and Zai 22 Convertible Bond fell 2%. 9:25 The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 3920.35 points, up 0.01%. The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 13378.48 points, up 0.07%. The ChiNext Index opened at 3207.41 points, up 0.07%. The CSI 300 opened at 4623.68 points, up 0.06%. The STAR 50 opened at 1342.13 points, up 0.16%. The CSI 500 opened at 7257.61 points, up 0.01%. The CSI 1000 opened at 7391.56 points, down 0.01%. 9:16 【The RMB exchange rate against the US dollar midpoint rose 52 points to 7.0471 yuan, reaching a new high since September 30, 2024】The RMB exchange rate against the US dollar midpoint is reported at 7.0471, up 52 points; the previous trading day's midpoint was 7.0523, and the previous trading day's official closing price was 7.0287, while the night session closed at 7.0280 9:00 Commodity futures opened, with platinum main contract hitting the limit up, rising 7%, palladium up over 6%, Shanghai silver up over 5%, and lithium carbonate up over 3%. FTSE China A50 Index futures initially fell 0.18%, after closing down 0.13% in the previous trading day's night session. 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