Di Yi Cai Jing·2025-09-24 13:24Core Insights - Since the launch of the "9·24" market rally in 2024, bank stocks have been one of the best-performing sectors in the A-share market, with the China Securities Bank Index showing a cumulative increase of approximately 24% over the past year [1] - The market capitalization of the banking sector has surpassed 10 trillion yuan for the first time, with Agricultural Bank of China briefly overtaking Industrial and Commercial Bank of China in market value before the latter regained its position [1][3] - Since July, bank stocks have entered a phase of volatility and correction, with the index declining nearly 13% from its peak, while the Shanghai Composite Index rose over 10% during the same period [1] Market Performance - All 42 A-share listed banks have seen positive stock price movements over the past year, with the highest increase nearing 59% and the lowest around 8% [2] - Specifically, 36 banks have increased by over 20%, 23 by over 30%, and 5 by over 40% [2] - The top three performers include Qingdao Bank (58.87%), Xiamen Bank (50%), and Agricultural Bank of China (48.6%) [2] Market Capitalization - As of September 24, the total A-share market capitalization of the 42 listed banks is approximately 10.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 2.37 trillion yuan from 8.23 trillion yuan a year ago [3] - The total market capitalization, including H-shares, is about 13.9 trillion yuan, up by over 3 trillion yuan from 10.83 trillion yuan a year ago [3] - The top five banks by A-share market capitalization are Agricultural Bank of China (2.1 trillion yuan), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (2.01 trillion yuan), and China Bank (1.26 trillion yuan) [3] Value Growth - The largest increases in A-share market capitalization have been seen in Agricultural Bank of China and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, with increases of approximately 565.1 billion yuan and 396.3 billion yuan, respectively [3][4] - Eight banks have seen their A-share market capitalization increase by over 100 billion yuan since last September, with the top four being state-owned banks [3] Recent Trends - Since July, bank stocks have experienced a correction, with over half of the banks seeing declines of more than 10% [5] - Notably, only two banks, Agricultural Bank of China and Postal Savings Bank of China, have remained in the green during this period [5] - The median dividend yield for bank stocks is currently around 4.5%, which has decreased by over 1 percentage point from a year ago but still offers a significant advantage over other asset yields [5]