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People's Financial News, April 7th — The organic silicon sector is strengthening, with Dongyue Silicon Materials hitting the daily limit, Yi'an Technology rising over 9%, and Xin'an Shares, Guibao Technology, Hesheng Silicon Industry, and Kesheng Technology among the top gainers.

People's Financial News, April 7 — Storage chip concepts are on the rise, with Zhongju Core up over 9%. Shengquan Group, Weice Technology, Lead Base Electric, Qiangyi Shares, and others lead the gains.

People's Finance News, April 7 — According to data from the Ministry of Commerce, during the Qingming holiday, the average daily sales of key retail and catering enterprises nationwide increased by 2.4% year-on-year. The foot traffic and revenue of 78 key monitored pedestrian streets (business districts) increased by 6.0% and 6.7%, respectively. In terms of consumer goods, as of April 5, a total of 1.53M subsidies have been received for 2026 vehicle trade-in programs, driving new car sales of 246.8 billion yuan. Sales of home appliances, digital, and smart purchase products totaled 62.85M units, generating sales of 215.97 billion yuan. Sales of smart glasses, smartwatches, and fitness bands on key platforms increased by 3.2 times and 12.3 times, respectively. In service consumption, during the Qingming holiday, the sales revenue of monitored catering enterprises increased by 3.9% year-on-year; hotel accommodation consumption on key platforms grew by 2.6% year-on-year; intercity travel increased by 15.1% year-on-year; and theme park consumption grew by 11%.

People's Financial News, April 7 — Today (April 7), the "Regulations on Short-Term Trading Supervision" formulated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission came into effect. The new rules further clarify the supervision arrangements for major shareholders holding more than 5% of shares and directors, supervisors, and senior management (also known as directors, supervisors, and senior executives) engaging in short-term trading. The main goal is to prevent insiders from exploiting informational advantages to profit from short-term trades and to maintain market fairness. (CCTV News)

People's Finance News, April 7 — According to Southern Daily, during the Qingming holiday, Guangdong residents mainly traveled for family outings, suburban spring outings, and returning home for ancestral worship. The passenger flow was steady, and order was well maintained. The province's cultural and tourism market operated safely and smoothly. According to preliminary estimates, during the 3-day holiday (April 4–6), the province received 19.85M tourists and achieved a tourism revenue of 10.43 billion yuan.

People's Financial News, April 7 — The PCB concept strengthened, with Tongyu New Materials and Chuan Yi Technology hitting the daily limit. Minbao Optoelectronics, Weirgao, Tongguan Copper Foil, Hongchang Electronics, and others led the gains.

People's Financial News, April 7 — According to Qichacha APP, recently China Telecom Artificial Intelligence Technology (Beijing) Co., Ltd. underwent a business change, adding National Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund Partnership (Limited Partnership), CCTV Media Industry Investment Fund (Limited Partnership), Beijing Artificial Intelligence Industry Investment Fund (Limited Partnership), among its shareholders. At the same time, the registered capital increased from 3 billion yuan to 3.37B yuan. Public information shows that China Telecom Artificial Intelligence is a technology-oriented, capability-driven, platform-based professional company engaged in artificial intelligence business by China Telecom.

People's Financial News, April 7 — On April 7, the three major indices all opened higher, with the Shanghai Composite up 0.10%, the Shenzhen Component up 0.30%, and the ChiNext Index up 0.42%. In the market, sectors such as components, internet, semiconductors, and aviation led the gains; sectors like home goods, oil, public transportation, and commercial retail saw declines.

People's Financial News, April 7th — Qichacha APP shows that recently, Jiuzhou Yunjian (Beijing) Space Technology Co., Ltd. underwent a business change, adding Triangle Defense(300775) and others as shareholders, while the registered capital increased to 16.8288 million yuan. According to its official website, the company is a national high-tech enterprise integrating liquid rocket engine design and development, assembly testing, and full-process support services for flight.

People's Financial News, April 7 — On April 7 local time, the Malaysian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that a Malaysian merchant ship has been authorized to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. This is the first vessel among the seven ships previously stranded in the region to be granted passage. (CCTV News)

People's Financial News, April 7 — On April 7, the central bank's open market conducted a 500 million yuan 7-day reverse repo operation at an interest rate of 1.40%.

People's Financial News, April 7 — According to reports from the Shenzhen railway authorities, on April 3, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail experienced a peak in travel by Hong Kong residents heading north. On that day, 239 cross-border passenger trains were operated, transporting a total of 119k cross-border travelers, including 86k passengers from Hong Kong to the mainland, setting a new record. From April 3 to 7, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong High-Speed Rail is expected to transport over 600,000 cross-border travelers in total, a year-on-year increase of 10.6%, demonstrating a strong momentum in cross-border mobility.

People's Financial News, April 7 — According to reports, on April 7 local time, U.S. President Trump stated, "The operation at 8 p.m. will still take place," and an "unprecedented strike" against Iran may still be carried out. However, if negotiations make progress on that day, a change in the decision is not ruled out. (CCTV News)

People's Financial News, April 7 — Most large-cap tech stocks in the U.S. stock market declined. As of the time of publication, Apple and Tesla fell more than 4%, while Nvidia, Amazon, and Microsoft dropped over 1%.

People's Financial News, April 7 — The domestic commodity futures night session closed with most main contracts down, with caustic soda falling over 2%, and para-xylene, PVC, low-sulfur fuel oil, pulp, and other commodities dropping over 1%. Ethylene glycol rose over 4%, and methanol increased over 2%.

People's Financial News, April 7 — According to reports on the 7th local time, the White House denied considering the use of nuclear weapons in Iran. (CCTV News)

People's Financial News, April 7 — On April 6, the traffic at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Zhuhai Port of Entry reached a new record high. According to the Zhuhai Border Inspection General Station's Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Border Inspection Station, a total of 29.8k inbound and outbound vehicles were inspected that day, including 28.4k passenger cars, 22.8k vehicles with single license plates from Hong Kong and Macau, and 17.9k vehicles with single license plates from Hong Kong — all four data points set new records since the bridge's opening, reflecting the continued surge in cross-border travel in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area. (CCTV News)

There are more than 450 characteristic food production areas in China, with an industry scale exceeding 2.5 trillion yuan, involving products such as Xinjiang tomatoes, Shaanxi goat milk, and Tibet mineral water. Various regions promote agricultural transformation and upgrading through advanced processing and intelligent management, boost rural economic development, and achieve the transformation of agricultural products into advantageous industries.

People's Financial News April 7th: The Hong Kong Stock Exchange is closed today (April 7th) due to the Easter holiday, with southbound and northbound trading suspended. All trading will resume on Wednesday.

Recently, multiple central banks have engaged in "tactical" gold sales. Countries such as Turkey, Poland, and Russia, facing fiscal crises, have sold gold to exchange for foreign exchange liquidity. This has caused significant fluctuations in gold prices, which fell in March but rebounded to $4,700. However, the overall trend of central banks purchasing gold has not changed, with some central banks still increasing their holdings. It is expected that global gold purchases will remain high through 2026. Experts warn that if the Middle East situation worsens, more importing countries may be forced to reduce their gold holdings, increasing market supply pressure.