Market Overview - The A-share market continues to rebound with increased trading volume, and the Shanghai Composite Index reached a new high for the year at 3455.97, up by 1.04% [1][3] - The Shenzhen Component Index rose by 1.72% to 10393.72, while the ChiNext Index increased by 3.11% to 2128.39, indicating strong market performance across various indices [1][3] Sector Performance - The top-performing sectors include Non-bank Financials (up 4.46%), Defense and Military (up 3.36%), and Computers (up 2.99%) [2] - Conversely, the worst-performing sectors were Coal (down 1.00%), Oil and Petrochemicals (down 0.57%), and Transportation (down 0.21%) [2] Concept Index Performance - Leading concept indices included Internet Insurance (up 4.17%), Futures Concept (up 4.12%), and Domestic Aircraft Carriers (up 3.92%) [2] - The lagging concept indices were Combustible Ice (down 1.25%), Glyphosate (down 0.78%), and Russia-Ukraine Conflict Concept (down 0.69%) [2] Future Outlook - The market is expected to maintain its upward trend, supported by strong performance in the financial sector and a favorable macroeconomic environment [4] - The total trading volume in the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets reached 1.6 trillion yuan, an increase of 188.2 billion yuan from the previous trading day, indicating heightened investor activity [4] - Analysts suggest focusing on sectors such as finance, machinery, consumer goods, and TMT (Technology, Media, and Telecommunications) for potential investment opportunities [4]

Group 1 - The market experienced a broad rally, with the military industry and telecommunications leading the gains. The ChiNext Index performed the best, while the Sci-Tech 50 Index lagged behind [3][12]. - The overall market valuation increased, with the broad-based indices showing a general rise. The ChiNext Index is currently at a low valuation compared to its historical levels [15][27]. - The defense and military, electric equipment, and telecommunications sectors saw the highest increases, while real estate, electronics, and retail sectors performed the weakest [12][36]. Group 2 - The relative PE of the ChiNext Index to the CSI 300 has risen, indicating a shift in valuation dynamics favoring the ChiNext [17]. - The overall ERP for the A-share market has slightly decreased but remains within one standard deviation, suggesting continued investment value in A-shares [18]. - Valuations across major industries are diverging, with non-bank financials, coal, non-ferrous metals, telecommunications, electronics, and agriculture at near one-year lows [29][39]. Group 3 - The current valuation of the food and beverage, agriculture, and public utilities sectors is considered relatively cheap based on PE and PB deviation metrics [39][44]. - The current PEG values indicate that dividend and financial sectors have the lowest valuations, suggesting high allocation value [21]. - The popular concepts such as cultivated diamonds, Huawei Harmony, and robotics are currently at high historical valuation percentiles [46].

Group 1 - The report indicates that the A-share market experienced weak fluctuations during the week of April 28 to May 2, with the Shanghai Composite Index and CSI 300 declining by 0.49% and 0.43% respectively, while the ChiNext Index saw a slight increase of 0.04% [7] - The manufacturing PMI for April was reported at 49.0%, a decrease of 1.5 percentage points from the previous month, indicating a contraction, while the non-manufacturing PMI remained in the expansion zone at 50.4% [7] - The report highlights that sectors such as media, computing, and beauty care showed strong performance, while real estate and social services faced significant declines [7] Group 2 - The report notes that the current PE (TTM) for CSI 300 is 12.21 times, with a risk premium of 6.57%, which is above one standard deviation, while the ChiNext Index's PE (TTM) is 29.18, below one negative standard deviation [7] - It is observed that the overall A-share market's PE has increased, while the PB has decreased, indicating a mixed valuation trend across different sectors [9][14] - The report emphasizes that sectors like food and beverage, public utilities are at historical low valuations, while real estate and computing are at historical highs [28] Group 3 - The report discusses the impact of external factors such as tariff tensions on the domestic economy, with a focus on the need for stable policies to support economic recovery [7] - The report mentions that the U.S. economy contracted by 0.3% in the first quarter, significantly lower than the average growth rate of about 3% over the past two years, primarily due to a slowdown in consumer spending [7] - The report suggests that the market's risk appetite has improved due to a potential easing of tariff frictions, which may positively influence the A-share market's performance in the near term [7]

Core Viewpoint - The A-share market shows mixed performance with the Shanghai Composite Index down by 0.07% as of 10:28 AM, while trading volume increased by 7.65% compared to the previous trading day [1]. Industry Performance - The automotive sector led the gains with a rise of 2.17%, followed by machinery equipment at 1.82%, and household appliances at 1.07% [1]. - The sectors with the largest declines included commercial retail down by 1.60%, agriculture and forestry down by 1.37%, and beauty care down by 1.25% [2]. Trading Data - Total A-share trading volume reached 497.95 billion shares, with a transaction value of 593.12 billion yuan [1]. - Among individual stocks, 3,055 stocks rose, with 51 hitting the daily limit up, while 2,154 stocks fell, with 24 hitting the daily limit down [1]. Leading Stocks - Notable gainers included New Aluminum Era in the automotive sector with a rise of 20.01%, and Jiyang Precision in machinery equipment with a rise of 25.54% [1]. - In contrast, significant decliners included Kesheng Co. in beauty care down by 6.29%, and Yike Food in agriculture down by 11.39% [2].