CHINA TELECOM(SH:601728) ZHESHANG SECURITIES·2025-10-23 00:38Market Overview - On October 22, the Shanghai Composite Index fell by 0.07%, the CSI 300 decreased by 0.33%, the STAR Market 50 dropped by 0.06%, the CSI 1000 declined by 0.43%, the ChiNext Index fell by 0.79%, and the Hang Seng Index decreased by 0.94% [4] - The best-performing sectors on October 22 were Oil & Petrochemicals (+1.58%), Banking (+0.97%), Home Appliances (+0.82%), Real Estate (+0.75%), and Media (+0.59%). The worst-performing sectors were Non-ferrous Metals (-1.36%), Power Equipment (-1.29%), Agriculture, Forestry, Animal Husbandry and Fishery (-1.19%), Defense and Military Industry (-1.17%), and Coal (-1.03%) [4] - The total trading volume of the A-share market on October 22 was 1,690.3 billion yuan, with a net inflow of 10.018 billion Hong Kong dollars from southbound funds [4] Company Analysis: China Telecom (601728) - On October 21, 2025, China Telecom released its third-quarter report, showing a revenue growth of 0.6% year-on-year for the first three quarters, with service revenue increasing by 0.9% and net profit attributable to shareholders rising by 5.0% [5] - In the third quarter alone, revenue decreased by 0.9% year-on-year, while service revenue grew by 0.5%. Revenue from terminal products fell by 18.0%, but this had a limited impact on profits. New businesses such as AI computing power continued to grow rapidly [5] - IDC revenue increased by 9.1% year-on-year, with a notable acceleration in growth compared to the first half of 2025 (+7.4%). Smart revenue surged by 62.3%, satellite communication revenue grew by 23.5%, and quantum revenue skyrocketed by 134.6% [5] - Investment opportunities are highlighted by the dual attributes of dividends and computing power, with AI driving increased demand for computing power [5]