AH shares all fell: After the Shanghai Composite Index turned positive at the beginning of the session, it turned to decline, with the ChiNext Index dropping over 1%. Oil and gas stocks surged, precious metals rose sharply, the Hang Seng Index fell over 3%, and tech stocks generally declined

The geopolitical situation in the Middle East has suddenly escalated, leading to sharp fluctuations in oil prices, with A-share oil and gas stocks experiencing a strong surge. Market risk aversion has increased, boosting the precious metals sector.

On March 2, A-shares opened lower across the board. Initially, the three major indices rebounded, with the Shanghai Composite Index turning positive first, but then fluctuated downwards, with the ChiNext Index dropping over 1%. Oil and gas stocks surged, the aerospace and military sector rose significantly, and the precious metals sector was boosted. According to a previous article by Wall Street View, the United States and Israel jointly launched a large-scale military strike, resulting in the assassination of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, marking the most severe shock to the geopolitical landscape in decades.

Hong Kong stocks opened lower and continued to decline, with the Hang Seng Index and the Hang Seng Tech Index both falling initially, the latter dropping over 3%, and tech stocks generally declining. In the bond market, government bond futures rebounded across the board. In terms of commodities, most domestic commodity futures rose, with the shipping index soaring over 10%, briefly hitting the daily limit. Core market performance:

A-shares: As of the time of writing, the Shanghai Composite Index is down 0.66%, the Shenzhen Component Index is down 1.35%, and the ChiNext Index is down 1.42%.

Hong Kong stocks: As of the time of writing, the Hang Seng Index is down 2.66%, and the Hang Seng Tech Index is down 3.11%.

Bond market: Government bond futures are up across the board. As of the time of writing, the 30-year main contract is up 0.27%, the 10-year main contract is up 0.09%, the 5-year main contract is up 0.06%, and the 2-year main contract is up 0.02%.

Commodities: Domestic commodity futures are generally rising. As of the time of writing, the shipping index is up 11%, fuel oil is up 9%, Shanghai silver is up 6%, asphalt is up 4%, Shanghai gold is up over 3%, and Shanghai aluminum, rapeseed, and ferrosilicon are all up over 1%. Shanghai tin, lithium carbonate, industrial silicon, stainless steel, hot-rolled coils, Shanghai copper, rebar, and platinum are also rising. Glass and polysilicon are down nearly 2%. Coking coal and caustic soda are down over 1%.

10:16

The Hang Seng Tech Index has fallen over 3% during the day, with SenseTime down 7.8%, and Xiaomi, SMIC, Baidu, Alibaba, and others down over 4%.

09:59

The commercial aerospace concept continues to rise, with China Spacesat hitting the daily limit, previously Discovery Dream Science & Technology and SDGI also hitting the limit, Geovis, Aerospace Huanyu, and Xingtu Measurement and Control rising over 10%, and CHINA SATCOM approaching the limit.

In terms of news, Elon Musk's Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) is considering secretly submitting an IPO application in the U.S. as early as March, potentially seeking a valuation of over $1.75 trillion.

09:58

The liquid cooling server concept has repeatedly strengthened, with Feilong Co., Ltd. hitting the limit and reaching a historical high, Keshin New Energy rising over 10%, and Chuanrun Co., Ltd., Feirongda, Yimikang, and Gaolan Co., Ltd. following suit.

In terms of news, last week, Dion Harris, head of AI infrastructure at NVIDIA, showcased the internal structure and supply chain details of the next-generation Vera Rubin computing system to the media at its headquarters in California. Due to increased power consumption, Vera Rubin is also NVIDIA's first system with 100% liquid cooling.

09:43

The military industry sector is performing actively, with North Long Dragon rising over 11%, AVIC UAS, Zhongtian Rocket, ChenXi Aviation, Jieqiang Equipment, and NNCC following suit.

09:27

Oil and gas stocks opened sharply higher, with Tongyuan Petroleum, CNOOC, Zhongman Petroleum, Zhun Oil, Sinopec Oilfield Services, and Beiken Energy all hitting the daily limit.

09:26

The SSE Index opened down 0.27%, and the ChiNext fell 1.61%. AI applications, semiconductors, photovoltaics, computing hardware, robotics, and consumer electronics concept stocks all fell. The oil and gas and gold sectors surged, with shipping, coal, and military industries leading the gains.

09:21

The Hang Seng Index opened down 1.22%, and the Hang Seng Technology Index fell 1.78%.

Tech stocks generally fell, with Nio down over 4%, XPeng and SenseTime down over 3%, and Hua Hong Semiconductor, Leapmotor, Baidu Group, Alibaba, and others down over 2%.

China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation and China National Offshore Oil Corporation rose over 5%, Zijin Mining and Sinopec rose over 2%.

09:01

Commodity futures opened, with fuel oil, LU fuel oil, and crude oil main contracts hitting the daily limit. Shanghai silver rose over 8%, methanol rose over 7%, asphalt, Shanghai tin, and liquefied gas rose over 5%, while Shanghai gold and plastic rose over 3%.

The main contract for the shipping index European line futures once hit the daily limit, with an increase of 15%.