
Market Overview - A-shares experienced a significant rise, with the Shanghai Composite Index increasing by 0.85%, the Shenzhen Component Index rising by 1.73%, and the ChiNext Index climbing by 2.84% on August 18 [5][6] - The total market capitalization of A-shares surpassed 100 trillion yuan for the first time in history, marking a new milestone [13] Bond Market Dynamics - The bond market faced a sell-off as investors shifted funds from fixed-income products to equities, leading to a 3 basis point increase in the 10-year government bond yield to 1.775% and a 5 basis point rise in the 30-year yield to 2.1% [2][4] - The 30-year government bond ETF fell over 1%, closing at 120.005, down 1.26% [4] Trading Activity - A total of 4,037 stocks rose, with 122 hitting the daily limit up, while 1,222 stocks declined [6][7] - The trading volume reached 28,091.30 billion yuan, with a total turnover of 179,493.6 million shares, marking a significant increase of 5,196 billion yuan from the previous trading day [12] Government Actions - The Ministry of Finance announced measures to support government bond market liquidity, including operations for 2.7 billion yuan and 2.8 billion yuan in specific government bonds [5] Sector Performance - AI hardware stocks, such as liquid-cooled servers and CPOs, continued to show strong performance, with several stocks hitting the daily limit up [13] - Financial stocks also saw gains, with notable increases in brokerage firms like Changcheng Securities, which rose by over 10% [17]