央行官宣降准0.5%，关注宽基ETF代表——中证A500ETF（159338）投资机会，当前规模位居同类第一

Group 1 - The People's Bank of China announced a reduction in the reserve requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage points, expected to provide approximately 1 trillion yuan in long-term liquidity to the market [1] - The policy interest rate will be lowered by 0.1 percentage points from 1.5% to 1.4%, which is anticipated to lead to a similar decrease in the Loan Prime Rate (LPR) [1] - Following the recent rate cut, the A-share market experienced significant gains, with the Shanghai Composite Index rising by 2.89%, the Shenzhen Component Index increasing by 6.71%, and the ChiNext Index soaring by 10%, marking the largest single-day increases since March 2009 [1] Group 2 - The CSI A500 Index includes 500 securities selected from various industries, reflecting the overall performance of the most representative listed companies in China, covering 91 out of 93 sub-industries [1] - The CSI A500 Index has a coverage rate of 98%, significantly higher than the 68% coverage rate of the CSI 300 Index, and includes at least 80 "leading" companies from the sub-industries [1] - Investors interested in core A-share assets can consider the CSI A500 ETF (159338), which is the largest in its category [2]