2026-01-28 00:30Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Outperform" rating for the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector [3] Core Insights - The recent policy released by the Ministry of Commerce and eight other departments aims to promote high-quality development in the pharmaceutical retail industry, which is expected to accelerate industry consolidation and benefit leading companies [6][28] - The pharmaceutical retail sector is anticipated to see improved performance expectations due to favorable policies, with a recommendation to focus on quality pharmacy enterprises such as Yifeng Pharmacy and Dazhenglin [6][33] Market Performance - The pharmaceutical and biotechnology index decreased by 0.39% this week, outperforming the CSI 300 index by 0.23 percentage points, ranking 27th in industry performance [11] - Year-to-date, the pharmaceutical and biotechnology index has increased by 6.66%, outperforming the CSI 300 index by 5.1 percentage points, ranking 16th [11] - The best-performing sub-sector this week was pharmaceutical commerce, which rose by 4.26%, while chemical pharmaceuticals fell by 1.11% [17] Stock Performance - Among 478 pharmaceutical and biotechnology stocks, 338 stocks increased, representing 70.71% of the total [22] - The top five A-share stocks by performance this week were: *ST Changyao (+70.37%), Hualan Biological Engineering (+32.21%), Kangzhong Medical (+25.47%), Hanshang Group (+20.06%), and Wanze Shares (+19.04%) [22] - In the Hong Kong market, 116 pharmaceutical and biotechnology stocks saw 32 stocks rise, accounting for 27.59% [25] Industry News and Policies - The Ministry of Commerce and other departments released an opinion on promoting high-quality development in the pharmaceutical retail industry, proposing 18 specific measures to enhance service quality and optimize industry structure [28] - The FDA granted fast-track designation to CM336, a dual antibody developed by Kangnuo, for the treatment of autoimmune hemolytic anemia and immune thrombocytopenia [31] Recommendations - The report suggests focusing on quality pharmacy enterprises in light of the favorable policies for the pharmaceutical retail sector [33] - It also highlights the potential for vaccine companies in response to the recent Nipah virus cases in India, recommending attention to companies like Zhifei Biological, Kangtai Biological, Watson Bio, and CanSino [34]