ETF Market Commentary | The humanoid robot sector saw a significant surge in the afternoon, with the Penghua Robot ETF and the E-Fund Robot ETF both rising over 2%.

Gelonghui, September 2 | A-shares collectively declined today. By the market close, the Shanghai Composite Index fell by 0.45%, the Shenzhen Component Index dropped by 2.14%, and the ChiNext Index decreased by 2.85%, while the Beijing Stock Exchange 50 rose by 0.4%. The total trading volume in the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing markets reached 29,124 billion yuan, an increase of 134.8 billion yuan compared to the previous day. Over 4,000 stocks in the entire market declined. In terms of sectors, stocks related to CPO, semiconductors, and high-speed copper cable connectivity led the declines among computing hardware; while banks, precious metals, PEEK materials, power generation, and industrial mother machines showed the largest gains. In the ETF segment, the humanoid robot sector staged a strong rebound in the afternoon, with the Robot ETFs from Penghua, E Fund, and Invesco Great Wall rising over 2%. The banking sector remained active throughout the day, with the Bank ETFs from Tianhong and Huabao rising by 1.96% and 1.94%, respectively. The new energy vehicle battery ETF, which had experienced unusual gains yesterday, hit its daily limit down. The number of stocks related to CPO, PCB, and liquid cooling concepts that hit limit down significantly increased, while the communication equipment ETF and ChiNext AI ETFs from Guotai and Huabao fell by 6%.