Chinese and US leaders will meet today (14th). The RMB midpoint against USD was set at 6.8401, hitting a new high since March 24, 2023, up 30 bps MoM. The PBOC conducted RMB500 million seven-day reverse repos in the open market today, with the operation rate unchanged at 1.4%. Meanwhile, RMB27 billion of reverse repos matured, resulting in a net drain of RMB26.5 billion for the day. The three major A-share indices opened 0.3% to 1.2% higher.The Shanghai Composite Index opened up 13 points, or 0.3%, at 4,256. The Shenzhen Component Index opened up 112 points, or 0.7%, at 16,202. The ChiNext Index opened up 49 points, or 1.2%, at 4,087.Related NewsImports YoY for Apr in China is 25.3%, lower than the previous value of 27.8%. The forecast was 15.2%.Among financials, ICBC (601398.SH) -0.060 (-0.822%) opened flat, while CCB (601939.SH) +0.080 (+0.821%) edged down 0.1%. CHINA PACIFIC INSURANCE (601601.SH) -0.640 (-1.819%) opened 0.4% lower. In addition, BYD Company (002594.SZ) -2.430 (-2.461%) opened 0.4% higher, and CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX (300750.SZ) -3.400 (-0.796%) opened 3.5% higher.In chip stocks, SMIC (688981.SH) +1.120 (+0.950%) and HUA HONG (688347.SH) -7.770 (-4.922%) opened up 0.1% and 1.7%, respectively. AI chipmaker CAMBRICON (688256.SH) -51.580 (-4.092%) opened 0.2% higher. Domestic GPU makers METAX (688802.SH) -25.530 (-3.446%) and MOORE THREADS (688795.SH) -17.650 (-2.588%) opened up 0.8% and 1.1%, respectively. LQKJ (688008.SH) -17.100 (-6.451%) opened 8.2% higher. Optical fibre maker YANGTZE OPTICAL FIBRE (601869.SH) -30.250 (-7.475%) opened nearly 1% higher.CPO concept stock K-HIRAGAWA TECHNOLOGY (603052.SH) -1.910 (-1.655%) hit the daily upper limit for three consecutive sessions. (jl/a)(A Shares quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.)Related NewsPPI YoY for Apr in China is 2.8%, higher than the previous value of 0.5%. The forecast was 1.5%.
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