April 17th Midday Review: The ChiNext Index opened lower and rose 0.61%, with real estate and lithography machine concept stocks strengthening

The market opened lower in the morning but rebounded, with the three major indices slightly rising. The real estate sector strengthened, with Chengtou Holding, New Town Holdings, and Chongqing Development hitting the daily limit. The semiconductor and photoresist concepts surged, with YIDA, Glint, and Xilong Science also reaching the daily limit. Retail and tourism consumer stocks continued to be active, with Anji Food, Guofang Group, and Jinling Hotel hitting the daily limit. On the downside, the unified large market concept fell into adjustment, with Feilida dropping over 8%. More stocks rose than fell, with over 4,300 stocks in the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing markets in the green, and a total transaction volume of 634.1 billion in the morning session. At the midday close, the Shanghai Composite Index rose by 0.21%, the Shenzhen Component Index rose by 0.42%, and the ChiNext Index rose by 0.61%