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Shanghai and Shenzhen Indices Gain 1.9%-4.8% at Midday; Insurers, Airlines and Gold Miners Rally, Oil and Gas Stocks Slide
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 mi...
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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.)



Related NewsPPI YoY for Mar in China is 0.5%, higher than the previous value of -0.9%. The forecast was 0.4%.
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