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Semiconductor stocks pulled up SMIC by 4.4%

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 5:59 am
by Rina7RS
Port and shipping stocks fell significantly. China COSCO Shipping Holdings fell nearly 4%, recording four consecutive declines. Coal stocks and catering stocks generally fell. Heavyweight stocks China Shenhua and Yum China both fell. In addition, Conch Material Technology's stock price fell below its IPO price on its first day of listing, with a sharp drop of more than 43.67% in early trading.

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Guotai Securities pointed out that looking ahead to the whole year of 2025, drivers such as AI and information technology innovation are expected to remain strong. It is recommended to pay attention to advanced packaging and storage leaders whose growth space is expected to be further opened up under the drive of AI, as well as the semiconductor equipment sector that will fully benefit from domestic substitution and has strong performance certainty.

Airline stocks were generally active, with Cathay Pacific leading the gains. According to the Civil Aviation Administration of China, the total civil aviation transport turnover in the country is expected to reach 161 billion ton-kilometers, passenger transport volume will reach 780 million, and cargo and mail transport volume will reach 9.5 million tons in 2025, and the industry's profitability will be further improved.