Daily Financial Briefing
CHINA
06 August 2026
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China — Financial Briefing | 06 August 2026

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1. MARKET OVERVIEW

IndexLevelChange% Change
Shanghai Composite (SSE)**3,487.62**+18.34+0.53%
Shenzhen Component (SZSE)**11,243.87**+67.21+0.60%
CSI 300**4,126.45**+22.18+0.54%
Hang Seng Index (HK)**19,874.33**-45.67-0.23%
ChiNext**2,318.90**+14.55+0.63%

MetricValue
SSE Total Volume**28.4B shares**
SSE Total Turnover**CNY 412.7B**
Market Cap (SSE)**CNY 48.3T**

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2. CURRENCY AND FOREX

PairRateChange
USD/CNY (Onshore)**7.1845**-0.0023
USD/CNH (Offshore)**7.1902**-0.0018
EUR/CNY**7.8134**+0.0041
GBP/CNY**9.1267**+0.0089
JPY/CNY**0.04812**-0.00021
CNY/MUR**6.2340**+0.0112
AUD/CNY**4.6823**-0.0034

MetricValue
PBOC Daily Fix (USD/CNY)**7.1812**
Foreign Reserves**USD 3.412T**
Gold Reserves**2,380 tonnes**

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3. ECONOMIC INDICATORS

IndicatorPeriodValuePrior
GDP Growth (YoY)Q2 2026**4.8%**5.1%
CPI (YoY)July 2026**1.4%**1.2%
PPI (YoY)July 2026**-0.3%**-0.5%
PMI ManufacturingJuly 2026**50.4**50.1
PMI Non-ManufacturingJuly 2026**52.1**51.8
Caixin PMI ManufacturingJuly 2026**50.9**50.6
Industrial Output (YoY)June 2026**5.6%**5.3%
Retail Sales (YoY)June 2026**4.2%**3.9%
Fixed Asset Investment (YTD YoY)H1 2026**3.8%**4.1%
Urban Unemployment RateJune 2026**5.1%**5.2%

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4. BANKING SECTOR

BankStock Price (HKD)ChangeP/E Ratio
Industrial & Commercial Bank (ICBC)**4.82**+0.035.1x
China Construction Bank (CCB)**5.34**+0.045.3x
Agricultural Bank of China (ABC)**3.71**+0.024.9x
Bank of China (BOC)**3.98**+0.015.0x
Bank of Communications**6.12**+0.055.6x

MetricValue
PBOC 1-Year LPR**3.10%**
PBOC 5-Year LPR**3.60%**
7-Day Reverse Repo Rate**1.70%**
1-Year MLF Rate**2.30%**
Total Banking Sector Assets**CNY 438.7T**
NPL Ratio (Sector Average)**1.62%**

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5. TRADE AND INVESTMENT

MetricPeriodValueYoY Change
Total ExportsJune 2026**USD 312.4B**+8.7%
Total ImportsJune 2026**USD 241.8B**+4.3%
Trade SurplusJune 2026**USD 70.6B**+18.4%
FDI Inflows (Actual Used)H1 2026**USD 62.3B**-9.2%
Outbound FDIH1 2026**USD 78.1B**+5.6%

Top Export DestinationsShare
USA**16.3%**
ASEAN**15.8%**
EU**14.9%**
Hong Kong**8.2%**
Japan**4.7%**

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6. KEY FINANCIAL NEWS

  • **PBOC** held benchmark rates unchanged at August policy meeting.
  • **CSI 300** gains led by **technology (+1.2%)** and **consumer discretionary (+0.9%)** sectors.
  • **Alibaba (9988.HK)** reported Q1 FY2027 revenue of **CNY 248.7B**, up **6.4% YoY**.
  • **Ministry of Finance** announced CNY **500B** special government bond issuance scheduled for Q3 2026.
  • **China EV exports** reached **412,000 units** in July 2026, up **22.3% YoY**.
  • **Shenzhen Stock Exchange** reported average daily turnover of **CNY 218.4B** for July 2026.
  • **CATL** secured a lithium supply agreement valued at **USD 4.2B** with three Southeast Asian nations.

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    7. OUTLOOK

    MetricForecastPeriodSource
    GDP Growth**4.7%**Full Year 2026IMF
    CPI**1.6%**Full Year 2026PBOC
    USD/CNY**7.15 – 7.22**Q3 2026 RangeBloomberg Consensus
    LPR (1-Year)**3.00%**End 2026Reuters Poll
    Exports Growth**7.5%**Full Year 2026MOFCOM
    Fixed Asset Investment**4.0%**Full Year 2026NBS

    Next PBOC policy rate decision scheduled: 20 August 2026.

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