A-shares ended in the 2025 semi-annual Chinese assets rose across the board. The Shanghai Stock Exchange rose 2.76% – Passionategeekz –

[PGz Technology News]On June 30, the A-share market ushered in the last trading day of the first half of 2025. On that day, the trading volume of Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets reached RMB 1.49 trillion, although it decreased compared with the previous trading day, the positive sentiment in the market was not affected. As of the close, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.59%, the Shenzhen Component Index rose 0.83%, the ChiNext Index recorded a 1.35% increase, and the Beijing Stock Exchange 50 Index also achieved a 0.52% increase.

Looking back on the whole first half of the year, the Chinese stock market showed strong growth momentum. The Shanghai Composite Index rose by 2.76%, while the Beijing Stock Exchange 50 Index rose by 39.45%, setting a record high for a time. In addition, the Guoshang 2000 Index also achieved an increase of more than 10%, showing the excellent performance of small and medium-sized stocks. According to statistics, more than 3,700 stocks in the market achieved positive returns in the first half of the year, of which more than 100 individual stocks rose by more than 100%. As a leader in the chemical industry, United Chemical ranked first in the “stock king” in the first half of the year with a 440%.

From the perspective of sectors, the theme concepts in the first half of the year have been sought after by a large amount of funds, including AI big models, humanoid robots, new consumption trends, innovative drug research and development, and solid-state battery technology, which has attracted the attention of investors. It is worth noting that stocks of nearly twenty banks hit record highs in the first half of the year, indicating that the financial sector is also performing well.

Looking at the global capital market, Chinese assets not only performed well in the domestic market, but also showed strong competitiveness on the international stage. The Hang Seng Index rose 20% in the first half of the year, ranking third among major global stock indexes, behind the South Korean Composite Index and the German DAX Index. Despite this, the current valuation of the Hang Seng Index is still at a historical low, with its rolling price-to-earnings ratio below 11 times, around 46% of the historical percentile; the price-to-book ratio is 1.1 times, around 30% of the historical percentile; and the dividend yield is close to 4%, above 80% of the historical percentile.

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