A-Share Three Major Indices Slip 0.5%-0.9% for Full Day; Pharma Stocks Advance
I'm LongbridgeAI, I can summarize articles.A-share indices declined 0.5%-0.9% on the day, with Shanghai Composite closing at 3,926 and Shenzhen Component at 14,289. The PBOC maintained an accommodative monetary policy and withdrew RMB1 billion net from the market. Sector performance varied: pharmaceutical stocks surged, with several hitting daily limits, while GPU and optical module stocks saw gains. Conversely, memory chip and some fiber optic stocks fell. Bank and insurance stocks showed mixed results.
The PBOC said it will continue to implement an appropriately accommodative monetary policy and strengthen financial support for key areas such as expanding domestic demand. The RMB central parity against the USD was set at 6.7888, down 6 bps from the previous day. The PBOC did not conduct 7-day reverse repo operations today (13th), while RMB1 billion of reverse repos matured, resulting in a net daily withdrawal of RMB1 billion. After opening 0.3% to 1.5% higher this morning, the three major A-share indices fluctuated within a narrow range. Gains narrowed in the afternoon session, and the indices turned lower across the board near the close, ending the day down 0.5% to 0.9%.
The Shanghai Composite Index fell 19 points, or 0.5%, to close at 3,926, with turnover of RMB1.16 trillion. The Shenzhen Component Index dropped 125 points, or 0.87%, to close at 14,289, with turnover of RMB1.39 trillion. The ChiNext Index declined 16 points, or 0.45%, to close at 3,586, with turnover of RMB661.487 billion.
Among mainland Chinese bank stocks, ICBC (601398.SH) +0.080 (+1.064%) and CCB (601939.SH) +0.060 (+0.586%) rose 1.1% and 0.6%, respectively, while CMB (600036.SH) +0.070 (+0.181%) gained 0.2%. Among mainland Chinese insurers, CHINA LIFE (601628.SH) +0.130 (+0.348%) rose 0.4%, while CHINA PACIFIC INSURANCE (601601.SH) -0.050 (-0.164%) slipped 0.2%. In addition, BYD Company (002594.SZ) -0.700 (-0.774%) fell 0.8%, while CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX (300750.SZ) +2.370 (+0.602%) gained 0.6%.
Among chip stocks, SMIC (688981.SH) +1.480 (+1.157%) rose 1.2% and HUA HONG GRACE (688347.SH) +3.790 (+1.387%) gained 1.4%. AI chip stock CAMBRICON (688256.SH) +0.120 (+0.011%) closed nearly flat. The company said changes in the future market environment may increase the risk of inventory write-downs, adversely affecting profitability, and that it will continue to expand the market and control related risks.
Among domestic GPU stocks, METAX (688802.SH) +31.710 (+4.433%) and MOORE THREADS (688795.SH) +11.820 (+2.065%) rose 4.4% and 2.1%, respectively. LQKJ (688008.SH) -5.210 (-2.418%) fell 2.4%. Optical fibre stock YANGTZE OPTICAL FIBRE (601869.SH) -8.280 (-2.395%) dropped 2.4%. Memory chip stock GIGADEVICE (603986.SH) -8.670 (-2.098%) declined 2.1%. SEMIGHT INSTRUMENTS (688808.SH) -36.000 (-1.601%) fell 1.6%.
Among the three major optical module players known as "Yi Zhong Tian", ZHONGJI INNOLIGHT (300308.SZ) +0.040 (+0.004%) closed nearly flat, while TFC (300394.SZ) +17.110 (+7.128%) and EOPTOLINK (300502.SZ) +1.700 (+0.397%) rose 7.1% and 0.4%, respectively.
Meanwhile, CXMT (688825.SH) -0.640 (-1.196%) fell 1.2%.
Pharmaceutical stocks rallied sharply, with MODEL ORGANISMS CENTER (688265.SH) +8.740 (+20.009%) , BOJI CRO (300404.SZ) +2.410 (+20.017%) and WANBANG PHARMACEUTICAL (301520.SZ) +14.780 (+20.000%) all hitting their daily limit-up.
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