China A-shares opened higher and rallied into the morning session. At midday the
Shanghai Composite was up 0.72%, the Shenzhen Composite Index rose 1.99% and the
ChiNext Index gained 3.0%. Turnover on Shanghai and Shenzhen markets reached
yuan 1.01 tln in the half-day, up yuan 143.7 bln versus the prior session.
Nearly 4,500 stocks advanced. Humanoid-robot plays led gains—Hengfeng Tools,
Anpeilong, Shangwei New Materials and others hit daily trading limits; Hengshuai
Co. and Qiaofeng Intelligent were among the top advancers. Auto-parts names were
active, with Fusai Technology and Haon Auto Electric hitting limits and most
peers higher. Semiconductors, electronic components and industrial machine-tool
sectors outperformed. Liquor names pulled back while shipping, oil & gas and
bank stocks lagged.