光大期货金融期货日报-20250520

Research Views - The A-share market showed mixed performance, with the Wind All A index rising 0.17% and trading volume reaching 1.12 trillion yuan. The CSI 1000 index rose 0.45%, the CSI 500 index rose 0.09%, while the SSE 50 index fell 0.43% and the SSE 300 index fell 0.31%. The economic data in April declined slightly compared to March but remained resilient. The year-on-year growth of social retail sales was 5.1%, supported by the "trade-in" policy. The social credit demand was weak in April, with the cumulative new RMB loans reaching 10.06 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 2.86%, and the year-on-year growth of M2 at 8%. The joint statement between China and the US laid a good foundation for further trade negotiations, exceeding market expectations. Recently, the central bank announced a reserve requirement ratio cut and interest rate cut policy, and the financial regulatory authority emphasized promoting long-term funds to enter the market. The CSRC plans to optimize the fee model of active equity funds. The internal policy is the main line for the stock index in 2025. In the first quarter, the revenue growth rate of A-share listed companies narrowed for three consecutive quarters, the net profit increased by about 4% year-on-year, but the ROE is still in the bottoming stage. These measures are beneficial for enterprises to repair their balance sheets and promote the stable development of the real economy, leading to a stable increase in stock market valuations. The view on the stock index is "oscillation" [1]. - The 2-year, 5-year, 10-year, and 30-year treasury bond futures rose 0.02%, 0.04%, 0.13%, and 0.37% respectively. The central bank conducted 135 billion yuan of 7-day reverse repurchase operations, with a net injection of 9.2 billion yuan. The DR001 and DR007 rates decreased by 9bp and 4bp to 1.54% and 1.60% respectively. The bond market was previously supported by expectations of monetary policy easing and a weakening pricing fundamentals due to tariffs. However, the situation has changed. On May 7th, a series of incremental measures were introduced, and the central bank's reserve requirement ratio cut and interest rate cut were implemented, fulfilling the market's expectations. On May 12th, China and the US announced a significant reduction in mutual tariffs, which led to a rapid increase in market risk appetite and was negative for the bond market. Looking forward, the bond market is expected to oscillate weakly, and the yield curve is expected to steepen again [2]. Daily Price Changes - For stock index futures, IH decreased by 0.24%, IF decreased by 0.07%, IC increased by 0.38%, and IM increased by 0.70%. For stock indices, the SSE 50 decreased by 0.43%, the SSE 300 decreased by 0.31%, the CSI 500 increased by 0.09%, and the CSI 1000 increased by 0.45%. For treasury bond futures, TS remained unchanged, TF rose 0.26%, T rose 0.32%, and TL rose 0.34% [3]. Market News - In April, the year-on-year growth of industrial added value above designated size was 6.1%, higher than the expected 5.2%. The year-on-year growth of social retail sales was 5.1%, slightly lower than the expected 5.5%. From January to April, the cumulative year-on-year growth of fixed asset investment was 4.0%, lower than the expected 4.3%. The cumulative year-on-year growth of manufacturing investment was 8.8%, the cumulative year-on-year growth of infrastructure investment (excluding electricity) was 5.8%, and the cumulative year-on-year decline of real estate development investment was 10.3%. From January to April, the cumulative year-on-year decline of real estate sales area was 2.8%, the new construction area decreased by 23.8% year-on-year, the construction area decreased by 10.1% year-on-year, and the completion area decreased by 16.8% year-on-year [4]. Chart Analysis Stock Index Futures - The report includes charts showing the trends of IH, IF, IM, and IC main contracts, as well as the basis trends of these contracts [6][7][10]. Treasury Bond Futures - The report presents charts of the trends of treasury bond futures main contracts, treasury bond spot yields, basis, inter - period spreads, cross - variety spreads, and capital interest rates [13][16][18]. Exchange Rates - The report provides charts of the central parity rates of the US dollar and euro against the RMB, forward exchange rates, the US dollar index, and exchange rates between major currencies [21][22][25]