US-Iran negotiations have fallen into a stalemate. The RMB central parity against the USD was set at 6.8579, up 95 bps MoM, marking a new high since March 24, 2023.The Peoples Bank of China (PBOC) conducted RMB218.5 billion of seven-day reverse repos in the open market today (27th), with the operation rate unchanged at 1.4%. With RMB0.5 billion of reverse repos maturing today, the single-day net injection was RMB218 billion. On the same day, RMB600 billion of Medium-term Lending Facility (MLF) funds matured, while the PBOC conducted RMB400 billion of one-year MLF operations, resulting in a net withdrawal of RMB200 billion in MLF funds.In 1Q26, profits of industrial enterprises above designated scale in Mainland China rose 15.5% YoY, with March alone up 15.8% YoY. The three major A-share indices moved divergently. The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 4,086, up 6 points or 0.2%, with turnover of RMB1.14 trillion. The Shenzhen Component Index closed at 14,995, up 55 points or 0.4%, with turnover of RMB1.45 trillion. The ChiNext Index closed at 3,648, down 19 points or 0.5%, with turnover of RMB674.2 billion.Major mainland banking stocks were under pressure. Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (601398.SH) -0.060 (-0.797%) and China Construction Bank (601939.SH) +0.010 (+0.102%) fell 0.9% and 0.6%, respectively. Ping An Bank (000001.SZ) +0.060 (+0.524%) rose 3.5% after reporting 1Q net profit of RMB14.523 billion, up 3% YoY. Bank of Ningbo (002142.SZ) +0.300 (+0.902%) gained 1.7%. ZTE (000063.SZ) +0.410 (+1.139%) opened lower but closed up 2.4%, although its 1Q net profit declined 46.58% YoY to RMB1.31 billion.Leading automaker BYD (002594.SZ) +3.920 (+3.863%) rose 2.9%. Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Group (600418.SH) +0.180 (+0.375%) hit the daily limit-up. Auto storage-related stocks Lambo Technology (603655.SH) -1.610 (-3.453%) and Zhejiang Jingu (002488.SZ) +0.130 (+1.095%) surged 9% and 3.7%, respectively. Contemporary Amperex Technology (300750.SZ) +17.330 (+4.052%) fell 2.3%.Chip stocks advanced broadly. Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (688981.SH) -1.530 (-1.342%) climbed 5%, while Hua Hong Semiconductor (688347.SH) -5.920 (-4.287%) rose 3.1%. AI chipmaker Cambricon (688256.SH) +42.130 (+3.065%) edged up 0.3%. Moore Threads (688795.SH) -18.880 (-2.665%) jumped 8% after swinging to profit in 1Q, with revenue surging 155.35% YoY. Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable (601869.SH) -2.970 (-0.795%) rebounded 2.5%. Semiconductor equipment maker Piotech (688037.SH) +3.500 (+1.737%) soared 17.8%.Memory chip concept stocks strengthened. Montage Technology (688008.SH) -3.710 (-2.137%) , Shannon Xinchuang (300475.SZ) +2.690 (+1.568%) and Yitoa Intelligent Control (300131.SZ) +0.160 (+0.973%) rose between 5.5% and 8.9%. Fullhan Microelectronics (300613.SZ) -1.150 (-1.894%) and Dosilicon (688110.SH) +3.150 (+2.391%) surged 13.9% and 12.3%, respectively. Apple concept stock Luxshare Precision (002475.SZ) -1.240 (-1.774%) rallied 9%.With the "May Day" holiday approaching, certain duty-free concept stocks moved higher. Dongbai Group (600693.SH) +0.100 (+0.877%) hit limit-up, while Xiaoshangpincheng (600415.SH) -0.280 (-2.032%) rose 4.8%. Kweichow Moutai (600519.SH) -3.830 (-0.273%) fell 3.8%, despite reporting 1Q net profit growth of 1.47% YoY. (ta/j)(A Shares quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.)
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