Xiangcai Securities·2025-11-17 02:29Macro Strategy - Fixed asset investment in China showed a cumulative year-on-year decline of -1.70% for the first ten months of 2025, worsening from -0.50% in September. Key components such as infrastructure investment and manufacturing also experienced declines, with infrastructure down by 1.83 percentage points and manufacturing down by 1.30 percentage points. Real estate development investment saw a significant drop of -14.70% compared to -13.90% in September [2][4][5] Stock Market Overview - A-share indices experienced narrow fluctuations and slight declines from November 10 to November 14, 2025, with the Shanghai Composite Index down by 0.18% and the ChiNext Index down by 3.01%. The market is currently in a "slow bull" phase, with expectations of continued wide fluctuations and gradual upward movement in November [3][4][7] Industry Performance - Among the 31 first-level industries, most showed gains, with the top performers being comprehensive and textile sectors, which rose by 6.99% and 4.41% respectively. In contrast, the communication and electronics sectors faced declines of -4.77% each. Year-to-date, energy metals and components have seen significant increases of 92.91% and 85.55% respectively [5][6] Banking Sector Insights - The central bank's report emphasized maintaining reasonable growth in financial totals and solidifying credit support. The report indicated that recent weak credit growth is influenced by various factors, including local government debt replacement and the structural evolution of the economy. The central bank aims to keep financial totals, including credit and bond financing, growing steadily [14][15] - The central bank plans to enhance support for technology finance, which is a key focus of the 14th Five-Year Plan. This includes optimizing monetary policy tools to support technological innovation and ensuring that banks maintain reasonable net interest margins to facilitate continued support for the real economy [15][17] Investment Recommendations - The banking sector is expected to attract investment due to high dividend yields, with recommendations to focus on state-owned banks and potential valuation recovery opportunities in joint-stock and regional banks. Specific banks highlighted include Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Bank of China, and others [17]