The three major A-share stock indexes rose collectively; petrochemicals surged, consumer electronics and memory stocks climbed, while pharmaceutical stocks adjusted.
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A-share memory concept stocks continue to rise. Previously, Samsung Electronics said that DRAM contract prices in the second quarter will increase another 30% quarter-on-quarter. Consumer electronics were active during the session, with the foldable screen sector leading the rise. Earlier, media reported that Foxconn has begun trial production of Apple’s foldable screen iPhone.
On April 7, A-shares fluctuated and rose in early trading. The three major indexes collectively moved higher at the opening, with the ChiNext Index once rising more than 1%. The petrochemical sector exploded, and chemical raw materials, chemical fibers, etc. rose sharply. Memory, lithium batteries were active during the session, pharmaceutical stocks collectively adjusted. In the bond market, government bond futures fluctuated and diverged, with the main 30-year contract rising. For commodities, domestic commodity futures diverged, with container shipping index, fuel oil, crude oil among the top gainers, while polysilicon fell. Core market trends:
A-shares: As of press time, the Shanghai Composite Index is up 0.47%, Shenzhen Component Index up 0.65%, ChiNext Index up 0.61%.
Hong Kong stocks: Closed today.
Bond market: Government bond futures fluctuated and diverged. As of press time, 30-year main contract up 0.26%, 10-year main contract flat, 5-year main contract down 0.03%, 2-year main contract down 0.01%.
Commodities: Domestic commodity futures mostly rose. As of press time, container shipping index, fuel oil, etc. up nearly 3%; asphalt, rubber, lithium carbonate, etc. up over 1%; Shanghai copper, crude oil, iron ore, caustic soda, Shanghai aluminum, coke, Shanghai silver, Shanghai nickel, etc. moved higher; rebar, hot-rolled coil, industrial silicon, platinum, pulp, silicon manganese, Shanghai gold, soybean meal, coking coal, eggs, etc. fell; alumina, Shanghai tin, glass, palladium fell over 1%; polysilicon fell over 3%; rapeseed fell over 4%.
10:07
The chemical sector continued to climb, with large refining and organosilicon leading the rise. Hesheng Silicon Industry and Sanfangxiang hit limit-up. Previously, Dongyue Silicon Material, Xin’an Shares, Youfu Shares, Hengyi Petrochemical and other stocks hit limit-up. Guangkang Biochemical, Shenma Shares, Silicon Treasure Technology, Luxi Chemical, etc. recorded sizeable gains.
09:52
The memory chip concept rebounded and fluctuated in early trading. Tongyou Technology rose over 10%, Baiwei Storage, Demingli, Weice Technology, Puran Shares and others followed up.
On the news side, after Samsung Electronics increased DRAM contract prices by 100% in the first quarter this year, contract prices in the second quarter will rise another 30% quarter-on-quarter. Samsung confirmed price negotiations and supply contracts with major customers at the end of March. The 30% DRAM contract price increase includes HBM needed for AI chips, and general DRAM for PCs and smartphones.
09:51
The lithium battery sector fluctuated and strengthened. Nord Shares and Blue Lithium hit limit-up, Boliwei rose over 10%, Penghui Energy, Jiayuan Technology, Defu Technology, Times Wanheng up over 5%.
09:49
ChiNext Index rose over 1%, Shanghai Composite up 0.5%, Shenzhen Component up 0.92%. Organosilicon, copper foil, batteries, chemicals led the rise. More than 4,200 stocks rose in the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing markets.
09:41
A-share innovative drug concept stocks fell sharply. Haiwang Biotech hit limit-down, Rongchang Biotech fell over 10%, Guangshengtang, Rundu Shares, Sansheng Guojian, Shuanglu Pharma, Hitech Biotech and others fell over 6%.
09:39
The optical fiber concept continued to strengthen repeatedly. Huiyuan Communications hit its third consecutive limit-up, Tongding Interconnection and Huamai Technology hit limit-up, Tongguang Cable, Zhongtian Technology, Changyingtong gained strongly.
On the news side, as of April 6, 2026, global optical fiber market price increases driven by AI data center construction and geopolitical demand are further confirmed. The latest data show that China's G652.D optical fiber prices have risen over 400% from last year's low. Institutions expect the global supply-demand gap to widen to 15% in 2026-2027.
09:34
Cross-border payment concept fluctuated and rose. Cuiwei Shares hit a two-day limit-up. Sifang Precision, Chutianlong, Lakala, Yuyin Shares, Zhongyou Capital followed up.
On the news side, the website of Cross-Border Interbank Payment Clearing Co., Ltd. shows that daily transaction volumes reached RMB 920.5 billion, a 12-month high. On April 2, single-day transaction volume further increased to RMB 1.22 trillion.
09:33
Early trading saw a broad rise for the organosilicon concept. Dongyue Silicon Material hit a 20cm limit-up. Silicon Treasure Technology, Xin’an Shares, Morning Light New Material, Hesheng Silicon Industry followed up.
09:27
Consumer electronics concept opened actively. Foldable screen led the rise, Furong Technology hit limit-up on opening, Yian Technology rose over 9%. Zhili Power, Jingyan Technology, Liande Equipment, Anjie Technology, Dafu Technology and other stocks opened high.
According to media reports, information from industry chain sources indicates Foxconn has started trial production of Apple’s foldable screen iPhone.
09:21
Shanghai Composite Index opened up 0.1%, ChiNext Index up 0.42%. Apple, industrial gases, memory, semiconductor materials, HBM, lithium ore concept stocks led the rise; phosphorus chemicals, photovoltaics, CPO, gold theme stocks weakened.
09:01
Commodity futures opened: main ethylene glycol contract rose over 5%, methanol rose over 4%, polypropylene, plastics rose over 3%, Europe container shipping, paraxylene, styrene rose over 1%, polysilicon fell over 2%.
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