

Market Overview - The Shanghai Composite Index rose by 0.85% on August 18, with 29 out of 31 sectors experiencing gains, led by the communication and comprehensive sectors, which increased by 4.46% and 3.43% respectively [1] - The real estate and oil & petrochemical sectors were the only ones to decline, with decreases of 0.46% and 0.10% respectively [1] Capital Flow Analysis - The main capital outflow from the two markets totaled 16.057 billion yuan, with 8 sectors seeing net inflows [1] - The electronic sector had the highest net inflow of 5.040 billion yuan, followed closely by the communication sector with a net inflow of 4.904 billion yuan [1] Communication Sector Performance - The communication sector saw a significant increase of 4.46%, with a total net inflow of 4.904 billion yuan [2] - Out of 125 stocks in the communication sector, 104 stocks rose, including 4 that hit the daily limit, while 21 stocks fell, with 1 hitting the lower limit [2] - The top three stocks with the highest net inflow were ZTE Corporation (28.99 billion yuan), Dongxin Peace (5.45 billion yuan), and China Unicom (5.12 billion yuan) [2] Communication Sector Capital Inflow - The top stocks in terms of capital inflow included: - ZTE Corporation: +8.80%, turnover rate 9.58%, net inflow 289.88 million yuan - Dongxin Peace: +10.00%, turnover rate 23.04%, net inflow 54.54 million yuan - China Unicom: +2.22%, turnover rate 2.50%, net inflow 51.23 million yuan [2] Communication Sector Capital Outflow - The stocks with the highest capital outflow included: - Hengbao Co., Ltd.: -5.14%, turnover rate 47.96%, net outflow -60.15 million yuan - Shijia Photon: -16.38%, turnover rate 14.09%, net outflow -25.39 million yuan - Yongding Co., Ltd.: -0.21%, turnover rate 8.87%, net outflow -17.85 million yuan [3]