A-share midday review: The Science and Technology Innovation 50 Index rose 3.4% in the first half of the day, with a collective surge in the semiconductor and computing power industry chains
2025-09-18 11:31:59

The three major A-share indices all rose in the morning session. By midday, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.45%, the Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.79%, the ChiNext Index rose 0.49%, the Beijing Stock Exchange 50 Index rose 1.05%, and the Science and Technology Innovation 50 Index rose 3.4%. The three stock exchanges in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing had a half-day trading volume of 1.7203 trillion yuan, a 158.4 billion yuan increase from the previous day. Over 2,700 stocks rose across the board. Among the sectors, lithography equipment, semiconductors, liquid-cooled servers, copper cable high-speed connections, wind power equipment, and robotics led the gains, while non-ferrous metals, financial services, pork, coal, and airports and shipping led the declines. Semiconductors and computing hardware sectors surged, with stocks such as SMIC, Haiguang Information, Foxconn Industrial Internet, and North China Huachuang reaching record highs. The humanoid robot sector continued its strong performance, with Wanxiang Qianchao and Joyson Electronics hitting their fourth consecutive limit-up day, and Top Group, Sanhua Intelligent Control, and Wolong Electric Drive reaching new highs. The wind power equipment sector also performed strongly, with Tongyu Heavy Industry surging over 10%. Gold and nonferrous metals sectors were mostly lower, with Xiaocheng Technology, Hunan Silver, and Hunan Gold leading the decline. The securities sector also lagged, with Capital Securities and Guosheng Financial Holdings dropping over 5% intraday.
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