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Tungsten Frenzy: Geopolitics Sends ‘War Metal’ Prices and A‑Share Valuations Skyward
Tungsten prices in China have surged more than 70–80% year‑to‑date after recent geopolitical shocks and persistent supply constraints, lifting A‑share tungsten producers to extreme valuations. The spike reflects the metal’s military applications and concentrated Chinese supply, but raises questions about the sustainability of profits and the risk of a market correction.
China Midday: A‑Shares Slip as Liquidity Evaporates — Defence Stocks Buck the Downturn
China’s stock market weakened at mid‑day on March 4 as the Shanghai Composite fell over 1% and trading volume contracted sharply. Defence and a few energy and equipment niches outperformed, while shipping and coal stocks led the declines, highlighting a narrow, liquidity‑driven market downturn.
A‑Share Pullback Sees Tech, Defense and Small Caps Slide as Energy and Banks Hold Up
China’s A‑share markets fell broadly on Tuesday, with major indices down across the board and small‑cap benchmarks hit hardest. Higher turnover accompanied the selloff, while oil, coal and financials outperformed as tech and defence‑related stocks led declines.
China’s Daily: Chengdu’s Bonded Zone Opens as Regulators Tighten Rules on Platforms and Tech Firms Recalibrate
Chengdu’s new airport comprehensive bonded zone began operations, promising lower logistics costs and stronger western trade links. Simultaneously, Beijing has tightened food‑safety obligations for online delivery platforms, while tech firms adjust strategies amid regulatory and market pressures — a pattern of opening paired with firmer oversight.
China’s A‑Shares End February Riding a Commodity Wave as Tech Lags
China’s A‑shares closed February with the Shanghai Composite achieving its third straight monthly gain, driven by strong flows into commodity‑linked sectors such as chemicals, nonferrous metals and rare earths. Heavy trading volumes and concentrated sector leadership highlight a liquidity‑fuelled, cyclical rally that leaves technology and growth names lagging.
A‑share Opening Slip: Chips, Fiberglass and Optical-Communications Names Lead Early Decline as Brokers Tout Cyclical, Green Winners
China’s A‑share indices opened lower on Friday with semiconductor, fiberglass and optical‑communications sectors leading losses. Domestic brokerages framed the move as part of a rotation from high‑valuation tech names into cyclical heavy assets and green‑energy applications that could benefit from policy shifts and global carbon regulations.
RMB Strengthens to Three-Year High as Investors Reallocate Toward China
The renminbi has rallied to its strongest levels since April 2023, with onshore and offshore rates testing the mid‑6.80s amid large exporter foreign‑exchange conversions and softer dollar dynamics. Analysts view the move as broadly positive for international investor appetite toward Chinese assets, but caution that policymakers must manage the pace to avoid damaging export competitiveness.
AI Infrastructure Rally Lifts Shenzhen Midday as Market Breadth Weakens
Midday trading in China saw a divergent market: Shenzhen’s index recovered to a modest gain driven by a concentrated rally in compute‑hardware and related industrial stocks, while broader market breadth weakened with most stocks in decline. Rising turnover and strong moves in PCB, CPO and liquid‑cooling server names reflect investor bets on AI and datacentre demand, even as lithium batteries and cinema chains cooled off.
A‑Shares End the Lunar Year Lower as Traders Rotate into AI Hardware; Memory and PCB Stocks Lead Sector Divergence
China’s A‑share indices closed lower on the final trading day of the Year of the Snake, with turnover subdued ahead of the Lunar New Year. Investors rotated into robotics, PCB materials and memory‑adjacent stocks after bullish commentary on embodied AI and signs of a sharp rally in DRAM prices, while CPO‑related names plunged.
Brokers Urge Investors to Hold Through China’s 10‑Day Spring Break as A‑Shares Poised for Post‑Holiday Rally
As China’s A‑share market shuts for a 10‑day Spring Festival, brokerages largely advise investors to hold rather than exit to cash, citing a recurring pattern of pre‑holiday liquidity declines followed by a strong post‑holiday rebound. Historical data show small caps typically lead gains after the break, and brokers are recommending selective exposure to technology and other growth sectors while flagging macro and earnings risks.
A‑Shares Tick Flat at Midday as Media Stocks Run; Liquidity Falls and Sector Rotation Intensifies
A‑shares traded flat at mid‑day with the Shanghai Composite down 0.02% and turnover easing to 1.39 trillion yuan. Media and film stocks staged a concentrated rally — including several daily limit‑ups and two film ETFs running to limits — while many other stocks fell and commercial aerospace names weakened. The session underscores selective investor appetite amid low liquidity, producing sharp sector rotation and elevated short‑term volatility.
Broad A‑share Advance Led by ChiNext as Solar and AI Stocks Surge Amid Heavy Turnover
China’s A‑share market registered a strong mid‑day advance on February 9, led by a 3% jump in the ChiNext growth board and exceptionally broad participation with over 4,400 stocks rising. Solar, compute hardware and AI application sectors drove the gains amid elevated turnover of RMB 1.49 trillion, while oil and gas names lagged.