A-shares closed higher: The STAR Market 50 Index opened lower but closed higher, rising 4.69%, with the PCB and semiconductor industry chains collectively strengthening.

PANews , June 17th - According to Cailian Press, the market opened lower but rallied, with the ChiNext Index and Shenzhen Component Index both rising over 1%, and the STAR Market 50 Index rising over 4.5%. The combined turnover of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges reached 3.09 trillion yuan, an increase of 27.1 billion yuan compared to the previous trading day. On the market, over 3,700 stocks declined. In terms of sectors, the PCB concept surged, with over ten constituent stocks hitting their daily limit. Hongchang Electronics achieved five consecutive daily limit increases in seven trading days, Huazheng New Material achieved three consecutive daily limit increases, and Shennan Circuits hit its daily limit, reaching a new historical high. The semiconductor industry chain performed actively, with memory chips and semiconductor equipment leading the gains. Shengmei Shanghai, Shannon Core Innovation, and Puran Technology all hit their 20% daily limit increases, while Yaxiang Integration and GigaDevice also hit their daily limit increases. The glass substrate concept continued its strong performance, with Qibin Group achieving three consecutive daily limit increases, and BOE Technology and Rainbow Technology also hitting their daily limit increases. The supercapacitor concept saw intraday fluctuations, with Haixing Technology achieving three consecutive daily limit increases, and Aihua Group and Tongfeng Electronics also hitting their daily limit increases.