A-share midday trading | The three major indices collectively pulled back, agriculture and digital currencies bucked the trend and surged

Market Overview

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on August 25, the three major A-share indices collectively opened lower and fluctuated weakly in early trading, showing a pattern of “collective index correction, general rise in individual stocks, and continuation of structural hot spots”. By the midday close, the Shanghai index fell 0.15% to 3876.38 points, the Shenzhen Index fell 0.78% to 13687.06 points, and the GEM index fell 1.43% to 3382.81 points.

More than 3,600 individual stocks rose in the entire market. The half-day turnover of the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets was about 1.15 trillion yuan, down about 223.9 billion yuan from the previous trading day.

Overview of the plate

On the upward side, sectors such as the agricultural seed industry, digital currency, mass consumption, and innovative pharmaceuticals bucked the trend and strengthened. On the downside, resource stocks such as precious metals and lithium ore, as well as semiconductors and banking sectors, declined. Overall, CFA Star Mining data shows that in early trading, there was a net inflow of the main capital into the pharmaceutical, mechanical equipment, special equipment and other sectors, with a net outflow of non-ferrous metals, electronics, semiconductors, etc. Among them, the non-ferrous metals sector had a net outflow of over 4.4 billion yuan, and capital outflows from non-ferrous metals and other resource stocks to pharmaceuticals, etc.

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1. The agricultural seed industry bucked the trend and surged

The agricultural seed industry sector continued to be strong, with the highest gains in genetically-modified, planting, forestry, and corn. The Jinjian rice industry, Denghai seed industry, and Wanxiang Denong rose and stopped, the Shennong seed industry rose more than 7%, and the Dunhuang seed industry, Beidahuang, and Nongfa seed industries followed suit.

Comment: According to the news, the British Meteorological Service predicted on August 21 that this year's El Niño phenomenon will be the strongest since modern meteorological records were recorded, which may exacerbate extreme weather such as droughts and heavy rainfall in many parts of the world and have an impact on agricultural production.

2. The digital currency concept bucked the trend and strengthened

The digital currency concept bucked the trend and became active. Xinchen Technology rose and stopped by 20cm, Chu Tianlong went up and down in a row, and Airong Software, Hai Lian Jinhui, and La Cala followed suit.

Comment: According to the news, last week the People's Bank of China announced the addition of 8 bank-type digital yuan business operators, including Ping An Bank, Hang Fung Bank, Bohai Bank, and Bank of Shanghai, and connected to the central bank-side digital renminbi system. The total number of digital renminbi business operators was expanded from the previous 22 to 30.

3. Large consumer sectors are showing active performance

The big consumer sector bucked the trend and showed impressive performance in retail, food and beverage, and tourism. Caesar Travel, Huatian Hotel, and Shanghai 900 rose and stopped, the Zhongbai Group rose more than 7%, and the Three Gorges Tourism and Gui Faxiang followed suit.

Comment: According to the news, the Ministry of Finance, the People's Bank of China, and the General Administration of Financial Supervision recently jointly issued the “Notice on Further Accomplishing the Work Related to Fiscal and Financial Collaboration Policies to Promote Domestic Demand”, raising the maximum cumulative annual interest rate discount limit for a single person at the same bank to 5,000 yuan, and expanding the scope of interest rate discounts to new types of credit card installments such as special credit card instalments, consumer installments, and advance cash installments.

4. The innovative medicine sector is picking up

The innovative medicine sector picked up and picked up, with Hanson Pharmaceuticals rising and stopping out of 5 consecutive markets. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Hainan Haiyao, and Tujing Life went up and down, Yuheng Pharmaceutical rose more than 7%, and Medici and Wanbang Pharmaceuticals followed suit.

Comment: According to the news, Hanson Pharmaceuticals disclosed its 2026 semi-annual report on August 25. During the reporting period, it achieved operating income of 476 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 6.42%; net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies was 107 million yuan, an increase of 55.52% over the previous year.