A-share storage chip stocks rallied in the afternoon; Puran Co. rose over 9%,
Baiwei Storage briefly jumped more than 6%, and Demingli, Juguang Technology and
Xiangnong Xinchuang also advanced. Media report said several leading suppliers
have verbally informed distributors of intentions to raise prices for
enterprise-grade memory chips; formal price-increase notices have not been
issued.