Bank of China Securities·2025-09-22 08:40Investment Rating - The report assigns an "Outperform" rating to the banking sector [1] Core Insights - The banking sector experienced a decline of 4.21% this week, marking the lowest performance across all industries [1][14] - Year-to-date, the banking sector has seen a growth of 3.30%, ranking 26th among all industries [1] - The report highlights investment opportunities in China Merchants Bank, Agricultural Bank of China, and Jiangsu Bank [1] Summary by Sections Banking Sector and Stock Performance - The A-share banking index fell by 4.09%, underperforming the Wind All A index by 3.91 percentage points [13] - Among 42 listed banks, only Qilu Bank saw an increase in stock price this week [2][17] - The average price-to-book (P/B) ratios for different types of banks are as follows: state-owned banks at 0.70X, joint-stock banks at 0.54X, city commercial banks at 0.63X, and rural commercial banks at 0.59X [2][17] Funding Price Situation - The People's Bank of China conducted a significant reverse repo operation, injecting 18,268 billion yuan into the market [3][29] - The overnight SHIBOR rate increased to 1.46%, up by 9 basis points from last week [3][32] - The average issuance rate for interbank certificates of deposit rose to 1.64%, an increase of 1 basis point [6][40] Bond Market Situation - Total bond market financing reached 23,465.1 billion yuan, with net financing of 8,512.8 billion yuan, an increase of 7,050.0 billion yuan from the previous week [4][45] - The issuance of financial bonds increased by 1,031.0 billion yuan, while the issuance of government bonds decreased [4][46] - The yield on 10-year government bonds rose to 1.88%, while the 1-year yield fell to 1.39% [5][50] Interbank Market Review - The interbank repo overnight rate (R001) increased to 1.50%, up by 10 basis points [3][32] - The trading volume for the week was 31.39 trillion yuan, a decrease of 1.74 trillion yuan from the previous week [3][32] Important News and Announcements - The report includes various charts and data visualizations that illustrate the performance of the banking sector and market conditions [12][18]