The RMB central parity rate against USD was set at 6.8622, lowered by 6 bps MoM. Today (17th), the Peoples Bank of China conducted RMB500 million seven-day reverse repo operations in the open market, with the operation rate unchanged at 1.4%. With RMB2 billion of reverse repos maturing today, there was a net daily withdrawal of RMB1.5 billion.The three major A-share indices opened mixed. The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 4,043 points, down 12 points or 0.3%. The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 14,806 points, up 9 points or 0.07%. The ChiNext Index opened 16 points higher or 0.5% at 3,643 points, hitting a fresh high in nearly 11 years.Related NewsExports YoY for Mar in China is 7.1%, lower than the previous value of 21.8%. The forecast was 8.3%.Among bank stocks, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (601398.SH) +0.050 (+0.661%) opened down 0.1%. China Construction Bank (601939.SH) +0.120 (+1.233%) opened up 0.2%. In addition, CATL (300750.SZ) +15.100 (+3.491%) opened up 0.4%, while BYD (002594.SZ) -1.380 (-1.341%) opened down 0.5%.Chip stocks were weak. SMIC (688981.SH) -0.500 (-0.463%) A-shares opened down 0.4%. Hua Hong Semiconductor (688347.SH) -2.190 (-1.675%) A-shares opened down 1.3%. AI chip stock Cambricon (688256.SH) -48.200 (-3.497%) opened down 0.6%. Domestic GPU makers MetaX (688802.SH) -9.680 (-1.368%) and Moore Threads (688795.SH) -20.290 (-3.140%) opened down 1.6% and 1.2%, respectively.Kweichow Moutai (600519.SH) +1.120 (+0.079%) opened down 4.3%. Its 2025 net profit was RMB82.32 billion, down 4.53% YoY.Related NewsLuckin Coffee (LKNCY.US) to Launch Bottled Ready-to-Drink Coffee in Late Apr Priced at RMB6-7, Lower Than StarbucksHans Laser (002008.SZ) +3.620 (+4.059%) opened up 2%. Its 2025 net profit was RMB1.19 billion, down 29.77% YoY. (ta/da)(A Shares quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.)
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