January 21st Midday Review: STAR 50 Index rises nearly 3% in half a day, semiconductor industry chain collectively strengthens

The market opened lower in the morning but rose throughout the day, with the Shenzhen Component Index and the ChiNext Index both rising over 1% during the session, and the STAR 50 Index increasing nearly 3%. The semiconductor industry chain strengthened collectively, with stocks like Loongson Technology and Dagang Co., Ltd. hitting the daily limit. The precious metals sector continued its upward trend, with Zhaojin Mining achieving three consecutive limit-ups and Hunan Silver achieving two consecutive limit-ups. Stocks related to computing hardware, such as Woge Optoelectronics and Kechuan Technology, rebounded and hit the daily limit. Lithium mining stocks surged during the session, with Shengxin Lithium Energy and Dazhong Mining hitting the daily limit. On the downside, consumer stocks fell, with Huanle Home dropping over 9%. More stocks rose than fell, with over 3,000 stocks in the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing markets showing gains, and the total trading volume reaching 1.65 trillion in the morning session. At the midday close, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.16%, the Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.76%, and the ChiNext Index rose 0.85%