Pre-Market Briefing: Trump Issues New Threat, Oil Prices Surge, and Apple's Foldable iPhone Enters Trial Production

Stock News04-07

Pre-market news highlights: 1. Trump Issues New Threat, Warns of Action Against Iran by April 7; Oil Prices Surge Type: Market sentiment Impact: Negative On April 6 local time, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that if Iran does not "surrender" by 8:00 PM ET on April 7, he will launch strikes against Iran's civilian infrastructure, insisting a deal must be reached before the deadline. Affected by this, international oil prices surged sharply, with the U.S. WTI crude oil futures main contract price jumping to $114 per barrel at one point. The three major U.S. stock indices initially collectively plunged and turned negative, but subsequently continued to rise and closed higher.

2. Foldable iPhone Nears as Foxconn Begins Trial Production; Institutions Bullish on Key Segments Type: Industry sentiment Impact: Positive It is reported that Foxconn has begun trial production of Apple's foldable iPhone. For 2025, Apple has provided suppliers with a shipment target, indicating the launch of its first foldable phone in the second half of 2026, which will be a large foldable iPhone. The starting price of the iPhone Fold in China is expected to be between 14,000 and 15,000 yuan. Huaxi Securities stated that Apple's accelerated entry into the foldable phone market is expected to drive rapid volume growth for foldable phones, and they are optimistic about core incremental segments such as UTG covers and hinges for foldable screens.

3. New Short-Term Trading Supervision Rules Take Effect Today; What are the Benefits Post-Implementation? Type: Market sentiment Impact: Positive Recently, the China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the "Several Provisions on the Supervision of Short-Term Trading," which takes effect today. Analysis indicates that for the vast majority of ordinary individual investors, daily stock trading and波段 trading are completely unrestricted, and they can operate with confidence. The new rules standardize the timing of trades and clarify shareholding standards. Even if an investor does not hold the status of a 5% or greater shareholder or a director/supervisor/ senior manager when buying, they cannot exploit informational advantages for quick profits if their status changes by the time of selling.

4. Six Departments Issue Significant Policy! AI + E-commerce Receives Boost, Support for Qualified Companies to List and Raise Funds Type: Industry sentiment Impact: Positive On April 6, the Ministry of Commerce and five other departments released the "Guiding Opinions on Better Serving the Real Economy and Promoting the High-Quality Development of E-commerce." The document proposes developing "AI + e-commerce" and guiding e-commerce enterprises to strengthen R&D and application of technologies like AI large models. Shenwan Hongyuan pointed out that "AI+" empowers traditional consumption in multiple ways, and the synergy between online and offline channels shapes new consumer experiences, which is expected to push retail companies' performance to an inflection point upwards.

Investment Calendar Long March 8A modified model launch on April 7.

Investment Nugget Investment Nugget: The root cause of not making money from investing in common stocks often lies inadvertently chasing the hottest sectors in the market at any given time. - [US] Philip Fisher, "Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits"

Institutional Views 1. Everbright Securities: A-shares have likely found a short-term bottom;布局 can focus on "beneficiaries of high oil prices + companies with earnings certainty." 2. Huatai Securities: Current risks remain uneven; opportunities can be sought in midstream capital goods with strong hedging capabilities. 3. Oriental Securities: The market remains in a weak震荡 phase with significant sector divergence; technology growth stocks are still the focal point.

Positive & Negative Outlook 1. A World First! China's Hydrogen Fuel Aero Engine Successfully Completes Maiden Flight; Hydrogen Energy Approaches Industrialization Inflection Point Type: Market Hot Topic CITIC Securities: During the "16th Five-Year Plan" period, hydrogen energy is expected to transition from demonstration to scale and an industrialization inflection point. Integrated "green power - green hydrogen - green fuel" projects and regional hydrogen corridors may become priority breakthrough areas. Attention is advised on green fuel project investment and operators. 2. Nine Departments Jointly Issue Document! 64 Measures to Enhance Consumption Quality, Create New Consumption Scenarios Type: Policy Focus Guotai Junan Securities: Policies to stimulate consumption are shifting from "scale stimulation" to "precision and efficiency enhancement," with fiscal subsidies focusing on service areas like childcare, elderly care, and culture/tourism. Follow four main lines: service industry recovery, mass consumption, new consumption, and emotional consumption. 3. Middle East Conflict Spreads to Textile Industry! Synthetic Fiber Prices Soar Type: Institutional Hot Commentary Kaiyuan Securities: Continue to be particularly看好 the polyester filament sector. While oil prices are rising, the processing spread for filaments has expanded against the trend. The short-term低迷 in production and sales is due to downstream inventory digestion; production and sales are expected to increase significantly in April. Low inventory across the entire industry chain ensures high certainty for profit realization.

Announcement Summary Positive-leaning Announcements 1. Shennan Circuit A: Plans to invest in the construction of the Cuiheng New District 300MW/600MWh independent energy storage power station (Phases II & III) project. 2. Aidi Pharmaceutical: Class 1 new drug ACC085 injection for the anti-HIV field has received a drug clinical trial approval notice. 3. Atlantic: 2025 net profit increased by 17.56% year-on-year; proposes dividend of 1.2 yuan per 10 shares.

Negative-leaning Announcements 1. Hongchang Technology: 2025 net profit decreased by 37.41% year-on-year; proposes dividend of 0.28 yuan per 10 shares. 2. ST Jinglan: The target material business is currently still in the inspection and repair/restart phase of the acquired production line and has not generated related operating revenue or profit. 3. Guang Sheng Tang: The innovative hepatitis B drug is still in the R&D phase; subsequent approval for market launch remains uncertain.

Overseas Markets Note: The market continues to monitor developments in the Middle East situation. On Monday, the three major U.S. stock indices collectively closed higher, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both posting four-day winning streaks. Chip stocks strengthened, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rising 1.06%. Popular Chinese concept stocks were mixed, with Bawang Tea Ji rising 3.27%.

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