A-share reviews | Index differentiation, individual stocks generally rise, small household appliances, pharmaceuticals, agriculture lead the way, precious metals lead the decline

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on August 25, the three major A-share indices had mixed ups and downs. The Shanghai Composite Index rose slightly, the GEM index fell 1%, and individual stocks generally rose throughout the market. At the close, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Index rose 0.19% to 3889.44 points, the Shenzhen Stock Exchange Index fell 0.35% to 13745.87 points, the GEM index fell 1.00% to 3397.52 points, Science and Innovation 50 rose 0.14% to 1604.59 points, and the Beijing Stock Exchange 50 rose 0.91% to 1063.20 points. The turnover of the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets was about 1831,844 billion yuan, down about 175.612 billion yuan from the previous trading day. In the entire market, 4,234 stocks rose and 1,246 fell, rising and stopping 70 and falling 4, accounting for about 76% of the rising stocks. In terms of sectors, small appliances (+8.02%), cosmetics (+5.23%), real estate services (+4.37%), decoration (+3.64%), medical services (+3.40%), and television broadcasting (+3.15%) registered the highest gains; precious metals (-3.83%), small metals (-2.54%), batteries (-2.40%), and industrial metals (-2.25%) registered the highest declines.

driving factors

On the same day, the three major indices had mixed ups and downs. The Shanghai Stock Exchange Index rose 0.19%, the Beijing Stock Exchange 50 rose 0.91%, the Science and Innovation 50 rose 0.14%, the Shenzhen Securities Index fell 0.35%, and the GEM Index fell 1.00%. Individual stocks rose and stopped at 70. The general rise of individual stocks coexisted with index differentiation. The turnover of the two markets was about 1831,844 billion yuan, down about 175.612 billion yuan from the previous day. The decline in the direction of non-ferrous metals was the highest. Precious metals fell 3.83%, small metals fell 2.54%, and industrial metals fell 2.25%, which dragged down the index. Small household appliances led the way. Stone Technology rose and stopped at 20CM, driving Shenwan's small home appliance sector to rise 8.02% to rank first in the second-tier industry. Active on topics such as pharmaceutical CRO, agricultural cultivation, and digital currency. In terms of IPOs, Gaokai Technology's initial listing closed up 282.99% to 235 yuan, with an issue price of 61.36 yuan/share.

Popular sector aspects

1. [Small Home Appliances] The smart hardware and small household appliances sector led the way, while Shenwan's small household appliances sector rose 8.02%, ranking first in the second-tier industry. Stone Technology went up and down in 20CM. Catalyst revealed the 2026 semi-annual report for Stone Technology on the evening of August 24. Revenue for the first half of the year was 10.084 billion yuan, up 27.60% year on year, and net profit to mother was 986 million yuan, up 45.60% year on year. Among them, net profit for the second quarter increased 61.76% year on year.

2. The [Pharmaceutical] medical services and CRO sectors strengthened, while Shenwan's medical services sector rose 3.40%. Gloria Ying went up and down, Yuheng Pharmaceutical rose 9.14%, Hanson Pharmaceuticals rose and stopped, and Baihua Pharmaceuticals, Kaikai Industrial, and Magic Pharmaceuticals followed suit. The pharmaceutical sector continues to be active recently, with the highest gains in CRO and medical services.

3. [Agricultural Farming] Agricultural stocks were strong throughout the day, with genetically-modified and food concepts showing the highest gains. Jinjian's rice industry went up and down (5 boards in 7 days), while Wanxiang Denong rose and stopped (3 boards in 6 days). Catalysis was predicted by the British Meteorological Service on August 21 that this year's El Niño phenomenon may be the strongest since modern meteorological records were recorded, and the reduction in agricultural production is expected to continue.

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Sectors such as precious metals, small metals, industrial metals, and energy metals had the highest declines. Among them, precious metals fell 3.83%, small metals fell 2.54%, and industrial metals fell 2.25%. In terms of individual stocks, Hunan Baiyin fell 6.02%, Baoding Technology fell 3.89%, and Baiyin Nonferrous fell 1.79%. In the above direction, there were large gains in the previous period (precious metals continued to rise on August 20 and 21). The decline was the highest on the same day, and the market showed clear sector rotation.