By midday, Shanghai Composite -0.25%, Shenzhen Composite +0.33%, ChiNext +0.42%.
Semiconductors led gains, with JCET Group and other chips names hitting the
daily limit; lithium miners were active, Yongshan Lithium among stocks capped at
limit. CXO stocks advanced, WuXi AppTec hit the limit. Fluorochemicals, building
materials and chemical fiber outperformed; grain, tourism, media & entertainment
and daily-use chemicals underperformed. Market half-day turnover topped 2.0
trillion yuan.
