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On August 16, the three major A-share valuations fluctuated slightly. As of midday close, the Shanghai Composite Index rose slightly by 0.09% to 2880.01 points. The Shenzhen Component Index fell by 0.14%, and the ChiNext Index fell by 0.04%. The total turnover of the two markets was 370.6 billion yuan.

Consumer electronics is still hot. AI wearable devices, optical modules, consumer electronics OEM, cameras and other concept sectors led the gains. Pig farming, biological breeding, hydropower and other sectors led the declines.

US stocks surged last night, with the Nasdaq up 2.34%, the S&P 500 up 1.61%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 1.39%. Asia-Pacific stock markets rose across the board today. At noon, in addition, the Korean Composite Index rose 1.83%, and the FTSE Singapore Straits Index rose 1.2%. The Nikkei 225 Index rose 2.92%, and the top Japanese stocks by market capitalization all rose, with Hitachi up nearly 7%, and Uniqlo's parent company Fast Retailing up nearly 5%.

Latest announcement from the General Administration of Customs

Recently, the monkeypox epidemic has again attracted attention. On August 16, the General Administration of Customs issued an announcement on preventing the spread of monkeypox into my country. The announcement mentioned that the World Health Organization announced on August 14, 2024 that the monkeypox epidemic constituted an "international public health emergency."

According to data from the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on August 9, 13 African countries have reported 17,541 cases of monkeypox and 517 deaths so far this year, of which the Democratic Republic of the Congo alone has reported 16,789 cases of monkeypox and 511 deaths. In order to prevent the spread of monkeypox into my country and protect the health and safety of the people, in accordance with the Frontier Health and Quarantine Law of the People's Republic of China and its implementing rules and other laws and regulations, the following announcement is hereby issued:

1. People coming from countries (regions) where monkeypox outbreaks have occurred, if they have been in contact with monkeypox cases or have symptoms such as fever, headache, back pain, myalgia, swollen lymph nodes, rash and mucosal rash, should actively declare to the customs upon entry. Customs personnel will take medical measures and conduct sampling and testing in accordance with the prescribed procedures.

2. Transportation vehicles, containers, goods and articles that come from countries (regions) where monkeypox outbreaks have occurred and are contaminated or potentially contaminated should be sanitized in accordance with prescribed procedures.

The announcement will take effect from the date of publication and will be valid for 6 months. During this period, the countries and regions newly announced by the World Health Organization as having monkeypox outbreaks will be subject to this announcement.

On August 16, the biopharmaceutical sector fell in the morning trading. It reversed at 11 a.m., and concept sectors such as in vitro diagnostics, genetic testing, and COVID-19 antigen testing rose significantly. Hopewell China rose to its daily limit after opening, Togen Life Insurance rose to its 20% daily limit, and Haichen Pharmaceutical rose by more than 17% during the day, closing up 14.37% at noon.

Antimony export control, Huayu Mining's stock price reaches the daily limit

Antimony-related concept stocks surged after opening recently. Hunan Gold, Industrial Silver and Tin rose to the daily limit during the bidding phase, and fell back after opening. Huayu Mining rose to the daily limit after opening, opened during the session, and closed at the daily limit at noon.

On August 15, the Ministry of Commerce and the General Administration of Customs issued an announcement on the implementation of export controls on antimony and other items. The announcement mentioned that in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Export Control Law of the People's Republic of China, the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China, and the Customs Law of the People's Republic of China, in order to safeguard national security and interests and fulfill international obligations such as non-proliferation, with the approval of the State Council, it was decided to implement export controls on the following items, which will be officially implemented from September 15, 2024.

The first is antimony-related items, including antimony ores and raw materials, including but not limited to blocks, particles, powders, crystals and other forms, metallic antimony and its products, antimony oxides, trimethyl antimony, triethyl antimony and other organic antimony compounds, antimony hydrides, indium antimonide, and gold-antimony smelting and separation technology.

The second is items related to superhard materials, including six-sided top press equipment, key components dedicated to the six-sided top press, including hinge beams, top hammers, high-pressure control systems with a synthetic pressure greater than 5 gigapascals, diamond window materials, and process technology for synthesizing artificial diamond single crystals or cubic boron nitride single crystals using a six-sided top press, and technology for manufacturing listed six-sided top press equipment.

Huayu Mining has previously stated that it will continue to make small antimony metal resources into high-quality resources of the company. At present, the company's controllable resources have reached 471,700 tons of metal. In the future, with the commissioning of the Tibet Keyue project and the completion of the Talujin Gold Industry, the company will have an annual output of 21,000 tons of antimony metal, which will greatly increase the supply of antimony metal.

Editor: Peng Bo

Proofreading: Yang Shuxin

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