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Shanghai and Shenzhen Markets Open 1% to 3% Higher as US and Iran Announce Ceasefire; Gold Mining and Chip Shares Rise, Oil Stocks Retreat Sharply
The US and Iran have announced a two-week ceasefire. The RMB central parity against the USD was set at 6.8680, adjusted stronger by 174 bps MoM. The People's Bank of China conducte...
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The US and Iran have announced a two-week ceasefire. The RMB central parity against the USD was set at 6.8680, adjusted stronger by 174 bps MoM. The People's Bank of China conducted RMB500 million of seven-day reverse repos in the open market today (8th), with the operation rate unchanged at 1.4%. RMB500 million of reverse repos matured today. In addition, RMB1.1 trillion of 90-day outright reverse repos matured on the same day.

The three major A-share indices opened higher. The Shanghai Composite opened at 3,930, up 40 points or 1%. The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 13,717, up 316 points or 2.4%. The ChiNext Index opened at 3,257, up 97 points or 3.1%.

Related NewsInflation Rate MoM for Mar in China is -0.7%, lower than the previous value of 1.0%. The forecast was -0.2%.
Among mainland bank stocks, ICBC (601398.SH)  -0.020 (-0.273%)   opened down 0.4%, while CCB (601939.SH)  -0.030 (-0.324%)   opened up 0.4%. CATL (300750.SZ)  +26.010 (+6.669%)   opened up 3.1%. BYD (002594.SZ)  +2.640 (+2.666%)   opened up 0.5%.

International oil prices retreated sharply. PetroChina (601857.SH)  -0.110 (-0.909%)   and CNOOC (600938.SH)  -0.210 (-0.548%)   opened down 6.5% and 8.2%, respectively. Among oil and gas stocks, Zhongman Petroleum (603619.SH)  +0.160 (+0.449%)   and Shandong Molong (002490.SZ)  -0.230 (-2.434%)   both opened limit down.

International gold prices rebounded, lifting gold-related stocks. Shandong Gold (600547.SH)  -1.070 (-2.593%)   , Zhongjin Gold (600489.SH)  -0.360 (-1.296%)   , Zhaojin Gold (000506.SZ)  -1.760 (-8.939%)   , Zijin Mining (601899.SH)  -0.150 (-0.442%)   and Chifeng Gold (600988.SH)  -0.770 (-1.679%)   opened 4.9% to 5.7% higher. CMOC (603993.SH)  -0.160 (-0.837%)   , which is involved in gold mining operations, opened up 5.1%.

Related NewsInflation Rate YoY for Mar in China is 1.0%, lower than the previous value of 1.3%. The forecast was 1.2%.
Chip stocks advanced. SMIC (688981.SH)  +1.290 (+1.294%)   A-shares opened up 3.6%. Hua Hong (688347.SH)  +1.990 (+1.664%)   A-shares opened up 4.9%. AI chip maker Cambricon (688256.SH)  +12.700 (+1.060%)   also opened up 3.6%. Domestic GPU makers Moore Threads (688802.SH)  +2.270 (+0.372%)   and MetaX (688795.SH)  -4.020 (-0.681%)   opened up 3% and 2.6%, respectively. Memory chip stock Montage Technology (688008.SH)  +4.360 (+3.133%)   opened up 4.5%. (ta/da)(A Shares quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.)



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