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Industrial Economy
 
*98% of taxes on 53 African countries with diplomatic relations, such as mechanical and electrical exports, cross-border e-commerce, port logistics, foreign trade of agricultural products, etc., zero tariffs will officially take effect on May 1st.
 
*The box office revenue for the 2026 May Day exceeded 700 million yuan, and the number of moviegoers was 19.2 million, exceeding that of the same period last year.
 
*Cultural tourism consumption: 1.5 billion people flowed across regions, 284 million yuan of consumption coupons were issued, and catering/tourism/hotel recovered strongly.
 
*The State Council issued the “Measures for Comprehensive Evaluation and Assessment of Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutralisation”, and low-carbon management has entered the hard index assessment stage.
 
Financial
 
*PBoC: On May 6th, 300 billion yuan of 91-day buyout reverse repurchase was launched, the largest medium-term investment in the year, hedging tax payment and stabilising liquidity.
 
*Beijing Stock Exchange: The “Rules for Listing of Privately Issued Corporate Bonds” was issued on April 30th, and the acceptance and review were officially launched on May 6th.
 
Middle East Conflict
 
*The situation in the Middle East is tense again, and Iran warns about U.S. ships. Trump stated If Iran attacks U.S. warships, it will be exploded from the earth.
 
*Cooper, commander of the U.S. Central Command, said that the U.S. military had opened a free passage in the Strait of Hormuz and assisted two ships flying the U.S. flag to successfully pass.
 
Apr 30 Block Trade Info
 
*Discount
 
– Googol Tech (301510 CH) saw 4 block trades worth 68.59mn at 34.50yuan per share, 9.21pct discount from last closing.
 
– BGT Group (300774 CH) saw 1 block trades worth 58.47mn at 13.55yuan per share, 16.00pct discount from last closing.
 
*Premium
 
– Empyrean Tech (301269 CH) saw 1 block trades worth 75.34mn at 87.61yuan per share, 3.50pct premium from last closing.
 

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