China's exports in USD terms rose 19.4% YoY in May, while imports increased 27.4% YoY, both exceeding market expectations. The RMB central parity against the USD was set at 6.8147, up 51 bps from the previous day. The PBOC conducted RMB153 billion of seven-day reverse repos today (9th) at an unchanged rate of 1.4%. With RMB200 million of reverse repos maturing, the single-day net injection amounted to RMB152.8 billion. The three major A-share indices opened 0.5% to 1.4% higher and gained 0.5% to 1.9% by midday.The Shanghai Composite Index closed at 3,979 at midday, up 20 points or 0.51%, with turnover of RMB726.621 billion. The Shenzhen Component Index rose 185 points or 1.25% to 15,007, with turnover of RMB887.153 billion. The ChiNext Index climbed 72 points or 1.91% to 3,884, with turnover of RMB430.146 billion.Related NewsImports YoY for May in China is 27.4%, higher than the previous value of 25.3%. The forecast was 25%.Among bank stocks, ICBC (601398.SH) +0.040 (+0.531%) and CCB (601939.SH) +0.020 (+0.193%) gained 1.2% and 0.8%, respectively. In the insurance sector, CHINA LIFE (601628.SH) +0.100 (+0.302%) fell 0.4%, while CHINA PACIFIC INSURANCE (601601.SH) +0.140 (+0.444%) rose 1%. In addition, BYD Company (002594.SZ) -1.380 (-1.502%) slipped 0.6%, and CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX (300750.SZ) -4.600 (-1.151%) declined 0.7%.Chip stocks advanced, with SMIC (688981.SH) +1.580 (+1.241%) up 3.5% and HUA HONG GRACE (688347.SH) +5.260 (+2.313%) up 4.7%. AI chip maker CAMBRICON (688256.SH) +73.980 (+5.825%) rose 1.8%. Domestic GPU makers METAX (688802.SH) +25.020 (+3.549%) and MOORE THREADS (688795.SH) +15.610 (+2.535%) gained 1.6% and 1%, respectively. LQKJ (688008.SH) +0.460 (+0.195%) increased 4.2%. Optical fibre producer YANGTZE OPTICAL FIBRE (601869.SH) -14.340 (-2.961%) surged 5.8%. Memory chip maker GIGADEVICE (603986.SH) -9.920 (-1.982%) climbed 3.2%.APPTEC (603259.SH) +3.130 (+3.348%) stated that the US Department of Defense's inclusion of the company on the updated list of "Chinese Military Companies" was erroneous. Its share price fell 5.4%.Related NewsExports YoY for May in China is 19.4%, higher than the previous value of 14.1%. The forecast was 15%.N Gaote (301669.SZ) +4.000 (+7.797%) made its debut and soared 6.33x to RMB51.88 by midday. (jl/u)(A Shares quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.)
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