Group 1 - The report indicates that the financing balance of the North Exchange is still low, with a recent increase but only accounting for 1.23% of the circulating market value compared to 2.29% for the entire A-share market, suggesting room for growth [13][9][20] - The North Exchange 50 index rose by 1.56% this week, while the trading volume decreased by 5.33%, indicating a mixed market performance with individual stocks showing increased activity despite lower index gains [9][20][21] - New stock issuance is accelerating, with the subscription for Zhigao Machinery reaching a record high of 731.5 billion yuan, and the upcoming subscription for Hongyuan Co. on August 11 [10][11][12] Group 2 - The report highlights that the North Exchange has seen a total of 270 companies listed as of August 8, 2025, with the recent listing of Youli Intelligent and the upcoming subscriptions for Hongyuan Co. and others [37][38] - The report notes that the top-performing stocks this week included Huami New Materials and Jiaoda Iron Development, with significant price increases of 33.97% and 25.58% respectively [44][49] - The report provides insights into the new third board, indicating that six new companies were listed and two were delisted, with a total of 6026 companies currently listed [56][58]