ChiNext Gains 1.49% at Midday as AI Comic Drama and Robot Stocks Rally

Chinese stocks opened higher and fluctuated in a choppy morning session on Nov. 10, with growth-oriented ChiNext leading the major benchmarks. At the midday break, the Shanghai Composite was up 0.06%, the Shenzhen Component gained 0.76% and ChiNext rose 1.49%. The midday close left the main board barely changed, while the Shenzhen and ChiNext benchmarks retained stronger gains.

AI comic drama was among the strongest themes, with nearly 10 names including Wentou Holdings, Ciwen Media, Jinyi Film and Zhangyue Technology hitting the daily limit. PCB shares also advanced, as Shiyun Circuit posted a second straight limit-up and Xiehe Electronics joined the gainers. The two themes helped lift sentiment in smaller-cap and technology-related names.

Robotics stayed active, with Fenglong, Fulai New Materials, Taier and Guangyang sealing limit-ups. Oil and gas stocks weakened, and PetroChina fell more than 5%. About 3,900 stocks rose across the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing markets, while half-day turnover reached 968.3 billion yuan, pointing to continued liquidity and active theme trading.