The highest surge exceeded 4 times! In the first half of the year, 135 stocks doubled in price

The A-shares market closed the first half of the year with all major indices rising. Among them, the SSE Index increased by 2.76% year-to-date, while the Shenzhen Component Index and the ChiNext Index both saw gains of around 0.5%. The North Star 50 Index performed even better, surging over 39% year-to-date and reaching a historical high at one point. In terms of industry sectors, in the first half of the year, among the 31 Shenwan industry sectors, the non-ferrous metals, banking, defense and military industry, and media sectors all rose by over 10%. The non-ferrous metals sector led with an increase of over 18%, followed by the banking sector with a rise of over 13%, and both the defense and military industry and media sectors rose by over 12%. In terms of individual stocks, excluding newly listed stocks this year, nearly 3,800 stocks recorded gains in the first half, accounting for over 70%. Among them, as many as 135 stocks doubled in price, with the price increase of Union Chem soaring by 437.83% to take the top spot. Additionally, Shutai Shen, *ST Yushun, Jiuling Technology, and *ST Xintong all saw their stock prices rise by over three times