Market expectations are positive; banks have received substantial share增持 (increases in holdings).

Recently, multiple banks issued announcements regarding share增持 (increases in holdings). Industry insiders believe this stems partly from declining valuations of listed banks triggering share price stabilization measures, and partly from增持 entities’ continued confidence in the long-term development prospects of these listed banks. With recent ongoing optimizations to epidemic prevention and control policies, as well as increasingly positive developments in real estate policy, experts anticipate a macroeconomic recovery—which would materially benefit the fundamentals of listed banks and potentially create investment opportunities in the banking sector. Diverse reasons for增持 On the evening of December 13, Zheshang Bank announced completion of its share price stabilization measures, with relevant增持 entities collectively investing RMB 5.54 million. On December 9, Qilu Bank announced completion of its share price stabilization measures, with related增持 entities having cumulatively invested RMB 55.13 million. In recent years,增持 of listed banks has become commonplace. Data show that, so far this year alone, over 26 A-share listed banks have issued announcements concerning增持 by shareholders or directors, supervisors, and senior management—totaling 197 announcements—and in some cases, the增持 amounts were substantial. For example, on November 18, Jiangsu Expressway—a shareholder of Jiangsu Bank—acquired 76.6 million shares of Jiangsu Bank, representing 0.52% of the bank’s total share capital. Based on Jiangsu Bank’s average trading price of RMB 7.06 per share on November 18, the total value of this增持 reached RMB 541 million. A securities analyst told China Securities Journal that the prior decline in listed banks’ stock prices triggered conditions for share price stabilization; meanwhile, shareholders or directors, supervisors, and senior management proactively增持 shares—both reflecting their confidence in their own banks’ future prospects and bolstering investor confidence in the secondary market. Notably, mid-level managers at some banks have also joined the增持 campaign. Taking Industrial Bank as an example: from January 13 to February 18 this year, certain subsidiaries, branches, and head office departments’ executives—including their spouses and children—purchased 16.93 million shares of the bank on the secondary market using personal funds, at transaction prices ranging from RMB 20.36 to RMB 23.08 per share.

Major institutional funds: net inflows into 54 stocks over five consecutive days—ranking table of net inflows.

1. AVIC Shenyang Aircraft — 5-day net inflow: RMB 393 million; 5-day price change: +6.53% 2. JingSheng Mechanical & Electrical — 5-day net inflow: RMB 328 million; 5-day price change: +5.54% 3. Baoli Food — 5-day net inflow: RMB 280 million; 5-day price change: +31.87% 4. Quartz Co., Ltd. — 5-day net inflow: RMB 276 million; 5-day price change: +11.43% 5. Dongyang Light — 5-day net inflow: RMB 213 million; 5-day price change: +11.69% 6. Mingzhi Electric — 5-day net inflow: RMB 200 million; 5-day price change: +55.80% 7. Shaanxi Blower Power — 5-day net inflow: RMB 170 million; 5-day price change: +13.10% 8. Dingsheng New Materials — 5-day net inflow: RMB 140 million; 5-day price change: +11.57% 9. Nanjing Bank — 5-day net inflow: RMB 101 million; 5-day price change: +1.97% 10. Biqu Micro — 5-day net inflow: RMB 93.54 million; 5-day price change: +29.26% 11. Yinghe Technology — 5-day net inflow: RMB 87.79 million; 5-day price change: +2.87% 12. Huafeng Test & Control — 5-day net inflow: RMB 85.38 million; 5-day price change: +0.93% 13. Transsion Holdings — 5-day net inflow: RMB 82.03 million; 5-day price change: −0.71% 14. Shandong Gold — 5-day net inflow: RMB 72.64 million; 5-day price change: +3.10% 15. China Southern Airlines — 5-day net inflow: RMB 71.80 million; 5-day price change: −4.19% 16. GHome — 5-day net inflow: RMB 69.20 million; 5-day price change: +0.50% 17. Huahai Pharmaceutical — 5-day net inflow: RMB 63.97 million; 5-day price change: −0.92% 18. Chuan Yi Automation — 5-day net inflow: RMB 63.25 million; 5-day price change: +11.37% 19. Xinbo Co., Ltd. — 5-day net inflow: RMB 59.98 million; 5-day price change: +31.93% 20. Haoyuan Pharm — 5-day net inflow: RMB 58.23 million; 5-day price change: +6.10% 21. Sino-RF — 5-day net inflow: RMB 56.47 million; 5-day price change: −3.20% 22. Jiangzhong Pharmaceutical — 5-day net inflow: RMB 51.90 million; 5-day price change: +6.44% 23. Yunding Technology — 5-day net inflow: RMB 48.48 million; 5-day price change: +19.47% 24. Pulu Pharmaceutical — 5-day net inflow: RMB 45.90 million; 5-day price change: +0.73% 25. Rongzhi Rixin — 5-day net inflow: RMB 45.26 million; 5-day price change: +14.08% 26. Guangdong Electric Power A — 5-day net inflow: RMB 44.89 million; 5-day price change: +2.80% 27. Yunlu Co., Ltd. — 5-day net inflow: RMB 42.31 million; 5-day price change: +11.06% 28. Jintuo Co., Ltd. — 5-day net inflow: RMB 37.13 million; 5-day price change: +75.70%

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