ETF Market Review | The trading volume of A-shares surpassed 3 trillion, setting a new historical high, with rare earth and AI computing power leading the gains; the E Fund Rare Earth ETF, Cloud 50 ETF, and Communication Equipment ETF rose by 7%.

Gelonghui, August 25 | All three major indices of the A-share market experienced significant gains. By the close, the Shanghai Composite Index rose by 1.51%, reaching 3,883.56 points, while the Shenzhen Component Index increased by 2.26%, and the ChiNext Index surged by 3%, all setting new highs for this phase. The total trading volume in the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing markets was 31.77 billion yuan, an increase of 5.981 billion yuan compared to the previous day, surpassing 30 billion yuan for the first time since October 8 of last year, marking the second highest in history. The STAR 50 Index saw its trading volume reach a historic high. More than 3,300 stocks across the market rose. In terms of sectors, rare earths, liquor, precious metals, CPO, and satellite navigation sectors led the gains, while CPO, satellite internet, artificial intelligence, and robotics concept stocks experienced substantial increases; sectors such as beauty care, shale gas, logistics, and textiles lagged behind. In the ETF sector, the rare earth segment further expanded its gains in the afternoon, with the E Fund Rare Earth ETF, the FT Fund Rare Earth ETF, and the Huatai-PB Fund Rare Earth ETF rising by 7.89%, 7.36%, and 7.05%, respectively. The AI computing power sector continued to show strength, with the Xinhua Fund Cloud 50 ETF and the FT Fund Communication Equipment ETF increasing by 7.19% and 7.14%, respectively. The STAR 50 ETF, which saw a premium increase last Friday, fell by 2.79% today. The semiconductor-themed ETF experienced slight consolidation, with the STAR Chip Design ETF and the Semiconductor Equipment ETF decreasing by 1.46% and 0.81%, respectively.