Falling below the 2 trillion yuan mark! The A-share trading volume hits a new low for the year, with the popularity of two major sectors rapidly declining, and trading volume in these areas also shrinking significantly.

Cailian Press, March 26 (Editor: Zilong) - Today (March 26), the activity level of capital in the A-shares market continued to decline. As of the close, the total transaction volume in the Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Beijing markets reached nearly 1.957 trillion yuan, dropping below the 2 trillion yuan mark for the first time in six weeks, setting a new record for the lowest transaction volume this year. Among them, the transaction volume in the Shanghai and Shenzhen markets was 1.943 trillion yuan, also a new low for the year.

Note: Recent changes in transaction volume in the A-shares market (as of the close on March 26)

Weekly data has declined for four consecutive weeks, with a recent summary of shrinking volume.

Based on weekly data statistics, as of today’s close, the average daily transaction volume in the A-shares market was 21.735 billion yuan, marking a decrease for the fourth consecutive week. This is a 1.7% decrease compared to last week (March 14 to 20) with an average daily transaction volume of 22.111 billion yuan, and a cumulative decrease of nearly 13% compared to the week before last (March 9 to 13). In terms of this year’s market, the average weekly transaction volume in the A-shares market reached 34.7 trillion yuan from January 12 to 16, setting a historical record, with four days exceeding a single-day transaction volume of 30 trillion yuan that week.

Note: Changes in the average weekly transaction volume in the A-shares market (as of the close on March 26)

In terms of industry sectors, compared to last week, a total of 16 first-level sectors in the Shenwan system showed reduced transaction volumes this week, accounting for nearly half. Among them, the basic chemicals and electronics sectors experienced a significant decline in trading activity, with average daily transaction volumes decreasing by 35.7 billion yuan and 33.9 billion yuan, respectively, compared to last week. The enthusiasm in sectors such as computers, machinery and equipment, and construction decoration also saw a decline, while the public utilities, power equipment, nonferrous metals, automobiles, and coal sectors experienced an increase in trading volume compared to last week.

Note: Changes in average daily transaction volume of various industry sectors compared to last week (as of the close on March 26)

If we look at the breakdown of sub-sectors (third-level Shenwan), using the same calculation based on average daily transaction volume this week compared to last week, sectors such as printed circuit boards, digital chip design, IT services, communication network equipment and devices, municipal infrastructure projects, wind power components, vertical application software, and wind power systems saw significant declines, while thermal power generation, photovoltaic power generation, wind power generation, battery chemicals, photovoltaic cell components, lithium, hydropower generation, photovoltaic processing equipment, inverters, and other minor metals showed notable increases.

The number of daily limit-up and limit-down stocks both surged, industry distribution situation scanned.

As a core indicator for measuring market sentiment and the activity level of short-term funds, changes in limit-up and limit-down data have always been a focal point for investors. During this week’s four trading days, the market averaged 74 limit-up stocks and 43 limit-down stocks per day, marking increases of 42.2% and 152.9% compared to last week’s daily average data, respectively. Notably, on March 24 and 25, the market saw a consecutive two-day performance with “hundreds of stocks hitting the daily limit,” while on March 23, the number of limit-down stocks reached 145, the highest since April 8, 2025.

Note: Changes in the number of daily limit-up and limit-down stocks in the A-shares market this year (as of the close on March 26)

From the distribution of limit-up and limit-down stocks during the week, as of today’s close, excluding ST stocks, there were a total of 191 stocks that hit the daily limit 235 times, and another 86 stocks that hit the daily limit down 89 times. Among them, the public utilities and power equipment sectors had a notably high number of limit-up occurrences, with communication, light industry manufacturing, electronics, machinery and equipment, and basic chemicals also ranking high. Meanwhile, the electronic sector had the highest number of limit-down occurrences during the week, with machinery and equipment, pharmaceuticals and biology, light industry manufacturing, and basic chemicals also seeing a significant number of limit-downs.

Note: Limit-up and limit-down occurrences in various industry sectors this week (as of the close on March 26)

Additionally, in terms of ST stocks, as of today’s close, a total of 40 stocks hit the daily limit up 62 times this week, with another 73 stocks hitting the daily limit down 83 times. From an industry perspective, ST stocks in the construction decoration, real estate, electronics, defense military industry, computers, and textiles and clothing sectors had a relatively high number of limit-up occurrences, while ST stocks in the construction decoration, basic chemicals, machinery and equipment, real estate, pharmaceuticals and biology, electronics, food and beverage, and environmental protection sectors had a high number of limit-down occurrences this week.

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