On the 23rd, the overall performance of China's A-Shares was stable, with major stock indexes rising and falling each other. Monkeypox prevention and control concept stocks rose sharply against the trend, and the performance of relevant stocks was eye-catching.
As of the close of the day, the monkeypox prevention and control concept sector as a whole rose by more than 8%. West Point pharmaceutical, Nanjing Hicin Pharmaceutical Co.Ltd(300584) and other stocks increased by more than 10%, and Shanghai Zj Bio-Tech Co.Ltd(688317) listed on the science and Innovation Board gained a 20% limit.
Shanghai Zj Bio-Tech Co.Ltd(688317) on the investor interaction platform, said that the product monkeypox virus nucleic acid assay kit (fluorescent PCR method) developed by the company has obtained relevant EU certification. At present, the kit has received small batch orders from China and abroad.
The spread of monkeypox virus continues to attract attention. According to media reports, the number of countries reporting confirmed cases of monkeypox has increased to 15.
The World Health Organization also issued an early warning of monkeypox outbreak recently, saying that in view of the fact that cases have been found in many countries where monkeypox virus is not prevalent, more cases may be found in these countries and other countries in the future, and monkeypox virus will spread further.
Wei Hongmei, an analyst at Dongguan securities, said that recently, many countries such as the UK reported confirmed or suspected cases of monkeypox virus infection, and there may be theme investment opportunities for relevant testing reagent companies in the short term.
Citic Securities Company Limited(600030) analyst Chen Zhu said that the United States and Spain have purchased hundreds of millions of dollars worth of monkeypox vaccine for emergency reserve. At present, there is no specific drug to treat monkeypox, Shanghai Zj Bio-Tech Co.Ltd(688317) and other monkeypox prevention and control concept stocks deserve attention.
As for the overall performance of A-Shares on the day, as of the closing of the day, the Shanghai stock index reported 3146 points, up 0.01%, with a turnover of 381.2 billion yuan (RMB, the same below); The Shenzhen composite index reported 11447 points, down 0.06%, with a turnover of 478.5 billion yuan; Gem index reported 2410 points, down 0.3%.
