AH collectively opened higher! The ChiNext Index rose by 1%, the computing power industry chain and coal surged, the Hang Seng Tech Index rose by 1.5%, technology stocks strengthened, government bonds fell across the board, and commodities rose broadly

On Friday, July 18th, the A-shares opened high, with the three major indices rising in the morning session. The ChiNext Index increased by nearly 1%, and the computing power industry chain continued to be strong, with resource stocks such as coal, rare earths, and lithium mining rising. The Hong Kong stock market opened high and continued to rise, with the Hang Seng Index up 1.5% in the morning session. Technology stocks collectively strengthened, while most new consumption sectors declined. In the bond market, government bond futures fell across the board, and in commodities, domestic commodity futures rose broadly. Core market trends:

A-shares: As of the time of writing, the Shanghai Composite Index rose by 0.19%, the Shenzhen Component Index rose by 0.50%, and the ChiNext Index rose by 0.87%.

Hong Kong stocks: As of the time of writing, the Hang Seng Index rose by 1.18%, and the Hang Seng Tech Index rose by 1.64%.

Bond market: Government bond futures fell across the board. As of the time of writing, the 30-year main contract fell by 0.13%, the 10-year main contract fell by 0.07%, the 5-year main contract fell by 0.06%, and the 2-year main contract fell by 0.01%.

Commodities: Domestic commodity futures rose broadly. As of the time of writing, coking coal rose by 55%, lithium carbonate, shipping index, industrial silicon, glass, polysilicon, and others rose over 3%, while coke and alumina rose over 2%.

09:40

The ChiNext Index rose over 1%, the Shanghai Composite Index rose by 0.15%, and the Shenzhen Component Index rose by 0.62%. AI agents, lithium mining, coal, PCB, and other sectors led the gains, with over 2,800 stocks in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing rising.

09:37

Lithium mining stocks continued their strong performance from yesterday, with Jinyuan Co., Ltd. hitting the daily limit, and Shengxin Lithium Energy, Zhongkuang Resources, Fangyuan Co., Ltd., Tianqi Lithium, and Ganfeng Lithium following suit.

09:35

The coal sector strengthened, with Yunmei Energy hitting the daily limit, and DYEC, Shanxi Coking Coal, hbky, Lu'an EED, and Pingmei Shenma Group following suit

09:21

The Hang Seng Index opened up 1.06%, and the Hang Seng Tech Index rose 1.31%. Nio rose over 7%, while Alibaba, Tencent Music, NetEase, and others rose over 2%