The US and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire. The RMB central parity against the USD was set at 6.8680, up 174 bps MoM.Today (8th), the People's Bank of China conducted RMB500 million of seven-day reverse repos in the open market, with the operation rate unchanged at 1.4%. RMB500 million of reverse repos matured today. Meanwhile, RMB1.1 trillion of 90-day outright reverse repos matured on the same day.Related NewsInflation Rate MoM for Mar in China is -0.7%, lower than the previous value of 1.0%. The forecast was -0.2%.The three major A-share indices opened higher and extended gains. The Shanghai Composite closed at 3,964 at midday, up 74 points or 1.9%, with turnover of RMB680.1 billion; the Shenzhen Component Index closed at 13,919, up 518 points or 3.9%, with turnover of RMB862.6 billion; and the ChiNext Index closed at 3,312, up 151 points or 4.8%, with turnover of RMB412.5 billion.Banking stocks were mixed, with INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL BANK OF CHINA (601398.SH) -0.020 (-0.273%) and CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK (601939.SH) -0.030 (-0.324%) down 1.8% and 0.1%, respectively. Insurers advanced, with PING AN INSURANCE (601318.SH) +0.080 (+0.136%) and CHINA LIFE (601628.SH) +0.820 (+2.219%) each rising 4%. CPIC (601601.SH) +0.340 (+0.888%) and NEW CHINA LIFE (601336.SH) +1.160 (+1.897%) gained 6% and 5%, respectively. In addition, CATL (300750.SZ) +26.010 (+6.669%) rose 2.7%, while BYD (002594.SZ) +2.640 (+2.666%) added 2%. EVE ENERGY (300014.SZ) +3.970 (+6.097%) surged 6% after forecasting 1Q26 net profit to increase 25%-35% YoY. The company plans to invest RMB11 billion to expand energy storage battery capacity.Leading property developers were broadly firmer. GEMDALE (600383.SH) +0.040 (+1.471%) rose 3%, despite reporting a wider 2025 net loss of RMB13.281 billion. POLY DEVELOPMENTS (600048.SH) +0.030 (+0.539%) , Vanke A (000002.SZ) +0.020 (+0.517%) and GREENLAND (600606.SH) +0.020 (+1.370%) climbed 2.7%-3.2%.Related NewsVehicle Sales YoY for March in China is -0.6%, higher than the previous value of -15.4%.International oil prices retreated sharply. PETROCHINA (601857.SH) -0.110 (-0.909%) and CNOOC (600938.SH) -0.210 (-0.548%) fell 4.7% and 6.9%, respectively. Among oil and gas names, ZHONGMAN PETROLEUM (603619.SH) +0.160 (+0.449%) plunged by the daily limit, while SHANDONG MOLONG (002490.SZ) -0.230 (-2.434%) dropped 6.7%.International gold prices rebounded, lifting gold-related stocks. ZHAOJIN GOLD (000506.SZ) -1.760 (-8.939%) hit the daily limit up. SHANDONG GOLD (600547.SH) -1.070 (-2.593%) , ZHONGJIN GOLD (600489.SH) -0.360 (-1.296%) , ZIJIN MINING (601899.SH) -0.150 (-0.442%) and CHIFENG GOLD (600988.SH) -0.770 (-1.679%) rose 6.7%-8.2%.Airline stocks strengthened, with CHINA EASTERN AIRLINES (600115.SH) -0.160 (-3.471%) hitting the daily limit up. AIR CHINA (601111.SH) -0.040 (-0.571%) and CHINA SOUTHERN AIRLINES (600029.SH) -0.020 (-0.344%) gained 6.6% and 7.5%, respectively.Related NewsInflation Rate YoY for Mar in China is 1.0%, lower than the previous value of 1.3%. The forecast was 1.2%.Chipmakers advanced. SMIC (688981.SH) +1.290 (+1.294%) A-shares rose 4.6%, while HUA HONG (688347.SH) +1.990 (+1.664%) A-shares gained 6.4%. AI chipmaker CAMBRICON (688256.SH) +12.700 (+1.060%) added 3.9%. Domestic GPU players MOORE THREADS (688795.SH) -4.020 (-0.681%) and MUXI (688802.SH) +2.270 (+0.372%) rose 1.8% and 2.4%, respectively. Memory chipmaker MONTAGE TECHNOLOGY (688008.SH) +4.360 (+3.133%) opened higher and climbed 6.7%.Innovative drug concept stocks generally retreated. JINYAOTAI (600488.SH) -0.660 (-9.322%) , WANBANGDE (002082.SZ) -2.460 (-7.626%) , PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE (000788.SZ) -0.400 (-5.935%) and ALKEM LAB (002940.SZ) -0.180 (-0.577%) fell 3.2%-5.6%, while MENOVO (603538.SH) +4.090 (+8.989%) hit the daily limit up. (ta/u)(A Shares quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.)
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