



Group 1 - The report maintains an investment rating of "Outperform the Market" for the non-bank financial sector [2][43]. - The core viewpoint emphasizes that the current market sentiment is recovering, supported by a series of policy implementations, which may lead to further increases in trading volume and index rebounds [43][44]. - The report highlights that the brokerage sector's price-to-book (PB) ratio is still at historical low levels, indicating potential for growth [44]. Group 2 - The report reviews the performance of the brokerage sector from 2003 to 2025, noting that the sector has experienced significant excess returns compared to the CSI 300 index during various market cycles [5][9]. - It identifies that the brokerage sector's beta has shown a slight recovery in 2025, currently at 1.66, indicating higher volatility compared to the market [5][6]. - The report points out that the current trading volume in the brokerage sector is positively correlated with the index performance, suggesting that increased trading activity often leads to higher index values [23][41]. Group 3 - The report indicates that the H-share brokerage stocks have shown stronger elasticity in the current market cycle, outperforming their A-share counterparts significantly [12][16]. - It notes that the average daily trading volume of the H-share brokerage sector has reached historical highs, with a peak of 15.3% of the total Hong Kong market trading volume [41]. - The report recommends specific brokerage firms such as GF Securities, East Money, CITIC Securities, Huatai Securities, and Hong Kong Exchanges for investment consideration [44].