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Zhengzhou municipal statistics bureau said on June 24 that industrial value added of firms above designated size rose 13.3% YoY in Jan–May 2026, accelerating 1.6 ppts from Jan–Apr and outpacing national and provincial growth by 7.9 and 5.1 ppts respectively. The seven leading industrial sectors’ value added rose 16.7% YoY; electronics and auto manufacturing increased 32.6% and 8.2% YoY. By product, output of lithium‑ion batteries, smartphones and new‑energy vehicles rose 65.7%, 27.5% and 23.2% YoY respectively. In May alone, industrial value added of firms above designated size climbed 20% YoY, up 2.7 ppts month‑on‑month and exceeding national and provincial growth by 15.5 and 10.9 ppts.

At the morning open, China's main commodity futures were mostly lower. SHFE tin and silver fell more than 4%; SHFE nickel declined over 2%. SC crude oil, benzene and propylene slipped about 2%; SHFE zinc, gold, aluminium and stainless steel (SS) dropped over 1%. Rapeseed meal rose more than 1%, while iron ore and DCE soybean No.1 gained around 1%.