Sou Hu Cai Jing·2025-11-18 08:37Market Overview - On November 18, the A-share market continued to adjust at high levels, with the lithium battery sector experiencing a significant pullback, while real estate and coal sectors also saw notable declines, dragging down the three major stock indices [2] - The Nikkei 225 index in Japan fell by 3.22% to close at 48,702.98 points, and the South Korean composite index dropped by 3.32% to 3,953.62 points [2] - Domestic commodity futures showed a mixed performance, with coking coal and coke contracts leading the declines [2] - Government bond futures closed higher, with the 30-year bond futures (TL2512) rising by 0.06% to 116.530 yuan [2] Sector Performance - The AI application sector showed resilience, performing well against the market trend, while media and semiconductor ETFs led the market gains, with several ETFs rising over 2% [2] - Conversely, the Huatai-PB ETF and other related ETFs fell by over 4% [2] Institutional Insights - Goldman Sachs' chief China equity strategist, Liu Jinjun, suggested that adjusting investment portfolios based on overall policy trends could yield excess returns [4] - Shenwan Hongyuan's chief analyst, Fu Jingtai, presented a two-phase bullish outlook for A-shares, predicting a peak in early 2026 followed by a comprehensive market rally in the second half of 2026 [4] - UBS's head of China equity strategy, Wang Zonghao, forecasted a prosperous year for the Chinese stock market, driven by favorable factors continuing into 2025 [4] Lithium Market Analysis - Recent reports indicated that the lithium carbonate main contract (LC2601) reached a limit-up price of 95,200 yuan/ton on November 17, driven by supply constraints and low inventory levels [5] - The market is expected to maintain a bullish outlook for lithium prices in November, although caution is advised regarding potential profit-taking after price surges [5] - The energy research team at New Lake Futures highlighted that the demand for energy storage will continue to increase within the lithium consumption structure, emphasizing the need to monitor the impact of rising lithium prices on storage demand growth [4]