Mei Ri Jing Ji Xin Wen·2025-12-19 07:38Group 1 - The A-share market indices experienced a slight increase today, with strong performance in thematic concept stocks, particularly in the rare metals sector, where companies like Western Materials hit the daily limit, and China Steel Tianyuan and Guangsheng Nonferrous rose over 6% [1] - Since the beginning of this year, prices of minor metals have been on the rise, leading to a strong breakout in the rare metals sector. Notably, the rare metals ETF (562800) has seen a cumulative net inflow of over 2 billion yuan in the past six months [1] - Analysts from brokerage firms believe that the optimization of the supply-demand structure in the metal industry and liquidity premiums may further boost the prices and valuation elasticity of minor metal sectors. Historical data indicates that during the Federal Reserve's expansionary monetary policy cycles, minor metals have experienced average price increases ranging from 40% (tin) to 88% (rare earths) [1] Group 2 - The limited reserves of strategic minor metals, along with the challenges in mining and insufficient supply elasticity, are exacerbated by the rapid growth in downstream demand from sectors such as new energy, semiconductors, and military industries. This creates a supply-demand imbalance [2] - Given the ongoing scarcity of resources, the upgrading of demand structures, and policy adjustments, the prices of rare metals are expected to continue their upward trend. Companies with resource reserve advantages, technical barriers, and compliant export channels are likely to benefit [2] - The rare metals ETF (562800) tracks the CSI Rare Metals Theme Index, which selects no more than 50 listed companies involved in the mining, smelting, and processing of rare metals to reflect the overall performance of rare metals theme stocks [2]