Humanoid robot catalysis! The machine tool ETF rose by 0.71%, and Sinotimes increased by more than 5%

       On the morning of July 14th, the three major A-share indices showed divergent performances. The Shanghai Composite Index rose by 0.49% during the trading session. The precious metals, soft drinks, and banking sectors led the gains, while the diversified finance and software sectors were among the biggest decliners. The machine tool sector fluctuated and strengthened. As of 10:32, the machine tool ETF (159663) rose by 0.71%, with its constituent stocks Xinshida increasing by 5.44%, Huarui Precision by 4.69%, Dingtai High-Tech by 4.35%, Rifa Precision Machinery by 2.73%, and Jiangte Motor by 2.47%.

       According to the China Machine Tool Builders' Association, from January to May 2025, the entire machine tool industry achieved operating income of 404.8 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 1.3%. The output of metal-cutting machine tools by large-scale enterprises across the country was 332,000 units, increasing by 13.3% year-on-year. The output of metal forming machine tools reached 69,000 units, representing a year-on-year growth of 11.3%.

        Dongxing Securities stated that, apart from artificial intelligence, the main goal of the robot body link is to reduce costs and achieve large-scale production. As the machine for manufacturing machines, the industrial mother machine relies on the iterative upgrading of the industrial mother machine's process for the expansion of humanoid robots. Machine tools are the core for reducing costs in the batch production of core components of humanoid robots.

        The Machine Tool ETF (159663), closely tracking the CSI Machine Tool Index, covers a key link in China's manufacturing industry chain - the high-end equipment manufacturing sector, involving industries such as laser equipment, machine tools, robots, and industrial control equipment. It is the core front for the implementation of the new quality productivity concept, which emphasizes innovation-driven development and industrial upgrading. Its off-exchange linked fund is Class A: 017573; Class C: 017574

Note: This news is reprinted from the Daily Economic News.