

Investment Rating - The report rates the banking sector as "Outperform" compared to the market [1]. Core Insights - The banking sector index rose by 3.77% this week, with all 42 A-share banks experiencing gains. Year-to-date, the banking sector has increased by 17.77%, ranking second among all industries. The report emphasizes the investment value of bank stocks, particularly recommending China Merchants Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, and Jiangsu Bank [1][14][15]. Summary by Sections Banking Sector and Stock Performance - The A-share banking index increased by 3.78% this week, outperforming the Wind All A index by 2.56 percentage points. The average increase for state-owned banks was 2.81%, for joint-stock banks 5.41%, for city commercial banks 3.30%, and for rural commercial banks 2.48% [2][13][15]. - Over the past month, state-owned banks saw a rise of 6.95%, joint-stock banks 11.63%, city commercial banks 7.34%, and rural commercial banks 4.82% [2][15]. Funding Price Situation - The People's Bank of China conducted a reverse repurchase operation with a net withdrawal of 13,753 billion yuan this week. The overnight SHIBOR rate was 1.31%, down 6 basis points from last week, while the 7-day SHIBOR rate was 1.42%, down 25 basis points [3][28][31]. Bond Market Situation - The total financing in the bond market was 10,356.4 billion yuan, with a net financing increase of 4,317.0 billion yuan, up 137.3 billion yuan from last week. The issuance of bonds decreased by 10,413.1 billion yuan compared to the previous week [4][43]. - The issuance of government bonds was 2,800.8 billion yuan, an increase of 1,690.8 billion yuan from last week [4][43]. Bond Yield Overview - The 1-year government bond yield was 1.34%, down 1 basis point from last week, while the 10-year yield remained stable at 1.64%. The yield spread between 10-year and 1-year bonds widened by 1 basis point [5][47][50].