Guang Zhou Ri Bao·2025-05-14 08:40Market Performance - A-shares experienced a rise led by large financial stocks, with the ChiNext Index leading the gains, and the Shanghai Composite Index closing above 3400 points, up by 0.86% [1] - The total market turnover for the day reached 1.35 trillion yuan, an increase of 239 billion yuan compared to the previous trading day [1] Financial Sector Highlights - The banking sector saw significant performance, with total market capitalization surpassing 10 trillion yuan, marking a historical high. Major banks like Agricultural Bank of China, Everbright Bank, and Bank of Communications reached new highs [3] - The banking index has accumulated a year-to-date increase of over 7% [3] Insurance and Brokerage Stocks - Insurance and brokerage stocks led the afternoon rally, with China Pacific Insurance rising over 9% and China Life Insurance increasing by over 5%, bringing China Ping An's market capitalization back to 1 trillion yuan [4] - The brokerage index also saw a substantial increase of 3.56%, with stocks like Hongta Securities and Jinlong Co. hitting their daily limit [5] Sector Capital Flows - There was a notable net inflow into the securities, internet services, and insurance sectors, with the securities sector seeing a net inflow of 4.37 billion yuan [6] - The rise in large financial stocks is believed to be linked to new public fund regulations, which may drive asset allocation towards the CSI 300 index [6] - Current public fund allocation in the banking sector is approximately 3.49%, which is underweight compared to the CSI 300 index by 9.99 percentage points [6]