AH trends diverge, Hang Seng Index up 0.6%, CNOOC up 4%, national bond futures slightly rebound.
Rare earth permanent magnets concept stocks pull back, photovoltaic and lithography themes also weaken. Hong Kong's real estate, banks, and oil & gas stocks are strong, CNOOC up 4%, Agricultural Bank of China and China Merchants Bank rise more than 2%. After experiencing a sharp drop yesterday, national bond futures rebounded in early trading, with 10-year and 30-year national bond futures contracts rising nearly 0.1% in early trading.
Worsened lithium prices? Annual production capacity increased by 79%, with four mines in Argentina jointly contributing, including Zijin Mining and Ganfeng Lithium.
Four new lithium mining projects in Argentina will be put into production in the coming weeks to months, which will nearly double Argentina's lithium production capacity. Although the new capacity will not be put into use immediately, the increased certainty of future supply will undoubtedly further increase the downward pressure on lithium prices.
Coal stocks fell in Q1, China Shenhua's revenue increased slightly, and profit fell 14% year on year | Financial News
The first quarter results of coal stocks were poor, and China's Shenhua, the “leading coal and electricity company,” was no exception. Profits fell 14% in the first quarter. On Friday, China's Shenhua released its financial report for the first quarter of 2024. The financial report showed that China Shenhua achieved revenue of 87.647 billion yuan, a slight increase of 0.7% year on year; current profit attributable to the company's owners was 17.760 billion yuan, down 14.1% year on year, mainly due to falling coal prices; and net cash inflow from operating activities was 28.553 billion yuan, a slight year-on-year decline. Judging from the main operating indicators, in the first quarter of 2024, China Shenhua produced 81.3 million commercial coal
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Ningde Times, China Shenhua, Muyuan Co., Ltd.... A number of A-share giants are forecasting annual results!
On the evening of January 30, a number of A-share listed companies announced their 2023 annual results forecasts. A few companies are happy and a few are sad. The Ningde Era expects net profit to increase by more than 30% over the same period last year, reaching 42.5 billion yuan to 45.5 billion yuan, with daily earnings exceeding 116 million yuan; China Shenhua's profit in 2023 will drop 9.9% to 14%, and the drop in coal prices will affect performance. Sluggish pig prices have caused most listed pig companies to report losses in 2023, and industry differentiation has intensified. Among them, Muyuan Co., Ltd. expects a net loss of 3.9 billion to 4.7 billion yuan in 2023, and a profit of over 13.2 billion yuan in 2022. The price of lithium carbonate fell sharply, with a decline of more than one year