Investment Rating - Industry rating is maintained as "Outperform the Market" [5] Core Viewpoints - Continued optimism for infrastructure investment in central and western regions, with a focus on the subsequent realization of physical workload [1][13] - Infrastructure investment remains a key focus for future policy efforts, with significant growth in narrow and broad infrastructure investments offsetting declines in real estate [2][13] - The construction sector is expected to benefit from improved physical workload conversion due to rising orders from central and state-owned enterprises [3][18] Summary by Sections Infrastructure Investment - In the first four months of 2025, national fixed asset investment increased by 4% year-on-year, with real estate development down by 10.3%, narrow infrastructure up by 5.8%, broad infrastructure up by 10.9%, and manufacturing up by 8.8% [2][13] - Narrow infrastructure growth outpaced overall investment growth by 1.8%, contributing 32.6% to total investment growth, an increase of 2.3 percentage points from Q1 [2][13] - Significant regional investment growth was observed in Beijing (+21.2%), Inner Mongolia (+18.8%), Xinjiang (+17.2%), and Tibet (+16.5%) [14][17] Market Performance - The construction index fell by 1.11% from May 19 to May 23, underperforming the CSI 300 index, which decreased by 0.07% [4][22] - Notable stock performances included Palm Holdings (+31.82%), ST Lingnan (+27.61%), and Zhengzhong Design (+22.78%) [4][22] Investment Recommendations - Focus on cyclical opportunities arising from improvements in physical workload, particularly in water conservancy, railways, and aviation sectors [26] - Recommendations include regional state-owned enterprises with high growth potential such as Sichuan Road and Bridge, Zhejiang Communications, and Anhui Construction [26][27] - Emphasis on emerging business directions such as AI-driven computing power and cleanroom sectors, with specific recommendations for companies like Hainan Huatie and Baicheng [28][29]