Futures contract prices soared, shipping port concept stocks all surged.

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18/05/2025
This week, the A-share market rose and then fell back, first driven by the positive news of the easing of Sino-US trade relations, with various indices hitting new highs, and then gradually adjusting under the pressure of profit-taking. The weekly turnover showed a gradual contraction trend, with daily turnover falling compared to last week, indicating a lack of market willingness to chase higher prices. In terms of market hotspots, the main contract of European-line shipping futures surged to the limit at one point under the dual stimulus of adjustments in Sino-US tariff policies and the traditional peak shipping season, with the largest weekly increase reaching 52%. The soaring prices of shipping futures contracts also drove up the entire shipping port concept stock market, with sector indices opening higher and setting new highs for the first time in over half a year, with trading volume increasing by over 200% compared to last week.