At an Aug. 14 earnings briefing, Kedali said H1 operations were solid and, given client delivery schedules, most production bases are now near full capacity. The company expects the improving trend to continue in H2. Looking to next year, Kedali said the lithium‑battery industry outlook remains positive and should sustain demand for precision structural components.

A-shares opened higher and extended gains into midday; Shanghai Composite +0.84%, Shenzhen Composite Index +1.26%, ChiNext +1.33%, STAR 50 Index +3.04% at the break. Turnover across Shanghai and Shenzhen hit 1.5 trillion yuan at midday, up 109.7 billion yuan from the prior session; over 3,800 stocks advanced. Grain-related names led gains, with Jinjian Rice, Nongfa Seed and Jingliang Holdings at daily limits and Qiule Seed and Shennong Seed up >14%. Storage-chip plays rallied; Yingfang Micro, Youyan New Materials, Woge Optoelectronics and Bomin Electronics hit limit-up, while Zhongwei Semiconductor, Debang Technology and Gelun Electronics rose >10%. Lab-grown diamond stocks remained active, Yazhen Home and Huanghe Xuanfeng at limits. Fiber-optic, CPO, consumer staples and innovative-drug themes also outperformed. Cinema stocks underperformed: Beijing Culture hit the down limit, with Annie, Ruyi Films and Xunyou Technology sliding. Baijiu names were weak—Yingjia Gongjiu and Gujing Gongjiu fell >5%, Kweichow Moutai down >4%. Compute-leasing and cloud-gaming sectors were among the biggest decliners.

中國地震臺網正式測定：08月17日03時23分在四川內江市隆昌市（北緯29.22度，東經105.21度）發生3.6級地震，震源深度8千米。