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Shanghai and Shenzhen Markets Open Higher; CATL (300750.SZ) Up Over 2% After Results; Lens Technology (300433.SZ) Gaps Down Nearly 9%
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The central parity of RMB against USD was set at 6.8616, lowered by 34 bps MoM. The People's Bank of China conducted RMB500 million seven-day reverse repurchase operations in the open market today (16th), with the operation rate unchanged at 1.4%. RMB500 million of reverse repos matured today.

The three major A-share indices opened higher. The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 4,030 points, up 2 points or 0.07%. The Shenzhen Component Index opened at 14,546 points, up 47 points or 0.3%. The ChiNext Index opened at 3,531 points, up 16 points or 0.5%.

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Among financial stocks, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (601398.SH) opened flat. China Construction Bank (601939.SH) opened down 0.1%. China International Capital Corporation (601995.SH) opened up 2.1% after forecasting 1Q26 net profit to increase 65% to 90% YoY.

International oil prices fell sharply. CNOOC (600938.SH), PetroChina (601857.SH) and Sinopec (600028.SH) opened down 0.4% to 0.9%. Among oil and gas stocks, Zhongman Petroleum (603619.SH) and Shandong Molong Petroleum Machinery (002490.SZ) opened down 0.5% and 1.9%, respectively. Gold miner Zhaojin Mining (000506.SZ) opened down 2.9%, despite swinging to a profit of RMB187 million in 1Q26.

Chip stocks were mixed. SMIC (688981.SH) A-shares opened down 0.4%, while Hua Hong Semiconductor (688347.SH) A-shares opened up 0.2%. AI chipmaker Cambricon (688256.SH) opened up 0.5%. Lens Technology (300433.SZ) gapped down 8.8% after reporting 1Q26 revenue of RMB14.14 billion, down 17.13% YoY, and a net loss attributable to shareholders of RMB150 million, compared with a profit a year earlier.

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In addition, CATL (300750.SZ) opened up 2.3%. Its 1Q26 profit rose 48.52% YoY to RMB20.738 billion, while revenue increased 52.45% YoY to RMB129.13 billion. CATL plans to invest in establishing a subsidiary, Times Resources Group, to integrate its existing mining assets, with a proposed registered capital of RMB30 billion. Market sources indicated the company is seeking removal from a US Department of Defense list. BYD (002594.SZ) opened up 0.2%. (ta/da)


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