The three major A-share indices rose collectively in the morning session, with biopharmaceuticals and innovative drugs surging, and memory chips showing strength. The Hang Seng Index rose initially but then fell back, with tech stocks showing divergence.

The three major A-share indices rose collectively in the morning session, with biopharmaceuticals and innovative drugs surging, and memory chips showing strength. The Hang Seng Index rose initially but then fell back, with tech stocks showing divergence.

On September 21, A-shares rose collectively in the morning session, with the three major indices further climbing in early trading. The ChiNext index once rose by more than 1%, with the biopharmaceutical sector experiencing a surge. Stocks related to CROs, innovative drugs, weight-loss drugs, and gene testing all saw significant gains. Aerospace and defense, catering and tourism, and retail sectors were also active, while the semiconductor industry chain underwent a correction. Memory chips strengthened, with Changxin Technology surging 5%.

Hong Kong stocks traded mixed, with the Hang Seng Index rising slightly in the morning session, while the Hang Seng Tech Index rose initially but then fell back, currently turning negative. The Biotechnology Index surged nearly 5%, with heavyweight tech stocks showing divergence, while chip stocks were active. In the bond market, treasury bond futures rose in a volatile manner. In commodities, most domestic commodity futures rose. Core market trends

A-shares : As of press time, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.50%, the Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.80%, and the ChiNext Index rose 1.29%.



Hong Kong stocks : As of press time, the Hang Seng Index rose 0.51% and the Hang Seng Tech Index rose 0.37%.



Bond Market : Treasury bond futures fluctuated upwards. As of press time, the 30-year main contract rose 0.15%, the 10-year main contract was unchanged, the 5-year main contract was unchanged, and the 2-year main contract was unchanged.



Commodities : Domestic commodity futures generally rose. As of press time, pulp surged 3%, asphalt, lithium carbonate, silver, and polysilicon rose more than 1%, and tin, manganese silicon, rubber, palladium, platinum, alumina, industrial silicon, iron ore, stainless steel, glass, copper, rebar, hot-rolled coil, gold, and eggs all rose. Nickel, aluminum, coking coal, coke, caustic soda, and rapeseed fell. The container shipping index and soybean meal fell more than 1%, fuel oil fell more than 2%, and crude oil fell sharply by 6%.

09:56

Retail stocks performed strongly, with Xinhua Department Store hitting the daily limit, Guofang Group achieving two consecutive daily limit increases, and Nanning Department Store, Hangzhou Jiebai, Guoguang Chain, and Sanjiang Shopping following suit.

09:54

The Hang Seng Biotechnology Index rose over 4%, with Ingenic Semiconductor, Genscript Biotech, Innovent Biologics, and Akeso Biopharma all gaining over 6%. In the A-share market, the innovative drug sector remained strong, with WuXi AppTec and Pharmaron steadily advancing.

09:51

C Shenyang Blower Co., Ltd. (C SHU) opened 48% lower and then rose continuously. It is now suspended from trading for the second time, with a drop of 16.9%.

09:40

In the morning session, PCB concept stocks fluctuated and rose, with Guanghe Technology hitting the daily limit, and Xunjiexing, Jingwang Electronics, Shennan Circuits, Pengding Holdings, and Shenghong Technology among the top gainers.

09:34

AI-driven pharmaceuticals and CRO concepts continued to strengthen, with Novogene hitting the 20cm daily limit, and Hongbo Pharmaceutical, Chengdu Pioneer, Boji Pharmaceutical, Berry Genomics, and Saili Medical following suit.

In terms of news, on September 18, ten departments, including the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, jointly issued the "15th Five-Year Plan for the Development of the Pharmaceutical Industry." The plan proposes to accelerate the application of new technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, supercomputing, and computational medicine to empower drug research and development, and to explore new models of pharmaceutical and medical device production such as ultra-restricted manufacturing, space pharmaceuticals, and biomanufacturing.

09:32

Changxin Memory Technologies surged over 5%, boosting the memory sector, with GigaDevice, Montage Technology, Dupix Technology, and Biwin Storage also rising. The news comes as Changxin Memory Technologies announced that its fifth-generation technology platform has achieved mass production, with wafer output increasing by over 50% compared to the previous generation.

09:26

The Shanghai Composite Index opened 0.21% higher, while the ChiNext Index rose 0.93%. CRO, memory, and optical module sectors performed strongly, while newly listed stocks saw a correction, with C Shenyang Blower Co., Ltd. (C沈鼓) falling 48%.

09:21

The Hang Seng Index opened 0.01% lower, and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.08%. Zhipu, Lenovo Group, and Trip.com Group all weakened.

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