On Oct 19 at the 2026 Financial Street Forum opening, CSRC chairman Wu Qing said
1H listed companies posted revenue of 37.7 tln yuan and net profit of 3.6 tln
yuan, up 19.5% YoY and the highest in three years. Year-to-date dividends and
buybacks totaled 2.1 tln yuan, 2.7x the amount raised via IPOs and refinancing
over the same period.