Research Report Summary 1. Industry Investment Rating No industry investment rating is provided in the report. 2. Core Viewpoints - The overall market shows a complex situation with different trends in various sectors. In the agricultural products sector, most products are in a state of weak supply - demand balance or facing certain pressure. In the energy - chemical sector, prices are affected by factors such as production, demand, and international market conditions. The industrial metal sector is influenced by supply - demand relationships, macro - economic data, and policy factors. The financial market is affected by macro - economic data, policy expectations, and international market trends [6][9][14]. 3. Summary by Category 3.1 Chemicals - **Price Changes**: On August 5, 2025, compared with August 4, most chemical products' prices decreased. For example, the price of coking coal dropped from 1,141.00 to 1,126.00, a decrease of 15.0 with a decline rate of 1.315%. The price of asphalt decreased from 3,573.00 to 3,549.00, a decrease of 24.0 with a decline rate of 0.672%. Only natural rubber and 20 - number rubber prices increased slightly [6]. 3.2 Agricultural Products - **Price Changes**: Some agricultural products' prices increased, such as yellow soybean No.1, which rose from 4,117.00 to 4,133.00, an increase of 16.0 with an increase rate of 0.389%. However, some products' prices decreased, like white sugar, which dropped from 5,718.00 to 5,709.00, a decrease of 9.0 with a decline rate of 0.157% [6]. - **Market Analysis** - **Peanuts**: The peanut market price is basically stable, with a pattern of weak supply and demand. It is expected to have a strong - side shock but still maintain a downward trend [14]. - **Oils and Fats**: The total trading volume of oils and fats decreased by 57% compared with the previous trading day. The market lacks driving forces and is expected to have a weak - side shock [14]. - **Sugar**: The sugar futures showed a downward - shock trend. The Brazilian sugar production is about to enter the supply peak, and the domestic market needs to be vigilant against the pressure of processed sugar arrival in August [14]. - **Corn**: The corn futures weakened. The wheat substitution effect is prominent, and the import supply pressure increases. It is expected to have a weak - side shock [14]. - **Pigs**: The supply pressure of pigs still exists, and the demand improvement is not obvious. The market is expected to maintain an interval shock [15]. - **Eggs**: The egg spot market has differences between the north and the south. After the correction, the spot is expected to have limited further decline. The 08 - contract futures should avoid long positions and try short positions [15]. - **Cotton**: The ICE cotton continued to decline, and the Zhengzhou cotton rebounded slightly. The domestic cotton spot market has a weak foundation, and short - term long positions should be cautious [17]. 3.3 Macro - economic News - **Policy and Regulation**: The central bank, financial regulatory authorities, and the CSRC plan to further clarify the specific requirements for customer due diligence of financial institutions. Beijing has introduced 16 measures to promote the development of future industries, and Hainan has proposed 20 measures to develop future industries [9][10]. - **Economic Data**: In the first half of the year, China's service import and export volume was 38872.6 billion yuan, a year - on - year increase of 8%. It is expected that the new social financing in July will increase year - on - year. The preliminary estimate of the wholesale sales volume of new energy passenger vehicles in July is 118 million, a year - on - year increase of 25% [9][10]. - **International News**: Trump said he would significantly increase tariffs on India. The EU will suspend the implementation of tariff counter - measures against the US for six months. The probability of a US interest rate cut in September is high [10][11][24]. 3.4 Industrial Metals - **Copper and Aluminum**: The copper price continued to be under pressure, and the aluminum price is expected to continue the high - level adjustment due to factors such as supply increase and consumption off - season [21]. - **Alumina**: The alumina market is in an oversupply pattern, and the futures price is in a high - level adjustment, being vigilant against the impact of macro - emotions [21]. - **Steel Products**: The spot market of steel products has limited demand in the off - season. The prices of rebar and hot - rolled coils are affected by macro - emotions and raw material prices, and they are in a weak - side shock to find the bottom [21]. - **Ferroalloys**: The supply of ferrosilicon and ferromanganese continues to increase, and the demand is weak. The market is affected by macro - policy expectations, and it is recommended to adopt a range - shock strategy [22]. - **Lithium Carbonate**: The lithium carbonate market is under high - supply pressure. It is recommended to wait and see. If it effectively stands above 70,000 yuan, a small - position long position can be tried [23]. 3.5 Options and Finance - **Stock Index Futures and Options**: On August 4, the A - share market showed different trends. The trend investors can pay attention to the strength - weakness arbitrage opportunities among varieties, and the volatility investors can sell wide - straddle options to short volatility. The short - term adjustment of the stock index does not need to be worried, and the medium - term upward trend remains unchanged [23][24].