A-shares rose in the morning. At the midday close, China's Shanghai Composite
Index was up 0.7%, the Shenzhen Composite Index rose 1.2% and the ChiNext Index
gained 1.37%; the STAR 50 index climbed 2.18%. Non-ferrous metals led gains,
with Jiangxi Copper, Baiyin Nonferrous and Jinchengxin hitting limit-up.
Controlled nuclear-fusion and compute-hardware segments also strengthened;
Rongfa Nuclear Power, Baili Electric, Cambridge Technology and Gongjin shares
hit limit-up. Medical services opened higher then slipped — Chengda Pharma fell
more than 5%, with Kanglong Huacheng, Yinuosi, Boji Pharma and Bide Pharma also
down. Electric-motor stocks weakened; Huarui plunged over 10%, while Jiangte
Motor, Dibei Electric, Chengguang Motor, Zhaowei Electromechanical and Yifan
Transmission declined.