Midday report: The Shanghai Composite Index fell nearly 1% in the first half of the day, with the gaming and lithography sectors rising against the market trend.

The three major indexes fell in the morning, with the Shanghai Composite Index down 0.96%, the Shenzhen Component Index down 0.63%, the ChiNext Index holding steady, and the BeiGene 50 Index down 0.79% by midday. The total turnover in Shanghai, Shenzhen, and the Beijing market in the morning session was 1.4722 trillion yuan, a decrease of 458.3 billion yuan from the previous day. Over 4300 stocks in the entire market fell. In terms of sector themes, the gaming, lithography, film and television, semiconductor, and precious metals sectors led the gains, while the military equipment, securities, insurance, dairy, and pork sectors declined the most. On the market, international gold prices hit a new high overnight, with the precious metals sector remaining active and Western Gold hitting the limit up. The gaming sector collectively rose in the morning session, with giant networks, Jibite, and 37 games all rising. The lithography and semiconductor sectors rose during the session, with Chengdu Huawei up 20cm and Kemet gas up. The military equipment sector fluctuated lower in the morning session, with Northern Long Dragon, Aviation Industry Corporation of China, and China Unmanned Aircraft all falling more than 10% during the session. The securities sector also saw adjustments, with Guosheng Financial Holding dropping by more than 5%, while China Bank Securities, Pacific Securities, and Xinda Securities all fell.