SEC: Firmly eliminate "roadblocks" and "stumbling blocks" that impede capital market reform and development; multiple companies release holdings increase/decrease and buyback announcements... Key pre-market news at a glance

MetaMuskRat · 2026-03-19T06:39:00+00:00

Recently, several policies and economic measures have been announced, covering areas such as land contracting, capital market regulation, and artificial intelligence. At the same time, the Federal Reserve kept interest rates steady, and stock markets generally declined. Additionally, Qatar's Industrial City was attacked by missiles with no casualties reported, and Iran also targeted Saudi oil and gas facilities. On the corporate side, many companies issued announcements of share buybacks or reductions.

MetaMuskRat

2026-03-19 06:39:00

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Important News Highlights

The General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of the State Council issued the “Opinions on the Pilot Work of Extending the Second Round of Land Contract Expiry by 30 Years,” which provides specific arrangements for the extension of land contracts after their second expiration.
The China Securities Regulatory Commission held a comprehensive governance and discipline inspection meeting on March 17, 2026, outlining the implementation of the spirit of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Discipline Inspection Commission and the work of discipline inspection within the CSRC system. The meeting emphasized deepening targeted anti-corruption efforts in key areas, focusing on key personnel and issues, increasing case investigations, especially cracking down on actions that disrupt capital market order and harm small and medium investors, and resolutely removing obstacles and stumbling blocks hindering capital market reform and development.
The Beijing Municipal Government Office issued the “Several Measures to Promote Stable and Progressive Economic Development in Beijing by 2026,” which includes promoting artificial intelligence applications. It proposes providing subsidies for computing power leasing costs for new research institutions and related enterprises according to relevant policies. High-quality solutions that first apply AI technology to address key industry scenarios and are successfully implemented will receive financial support. Demonstration projects of “AI+” in key fields will be supported with up to 50 million yuan according to relevant policies.
JD Cloud announced that it will refuse to follow price hikes, maintaining stable prices across all core products including cloud hosts, AI computing power, storage, and networks, with no new price increases or fee standard hikes. Several products, including databases and middleware, will see significant discounts, with an average reduction of over 16% and a maximum cut of 40%.
The Federal Reserve announced that the target range for the federal funds rate will remain at 3.5% to 3.75%, holding steady for the second consecutive time, in line with market expectations. Fed Chair Jerome Powell stated that the current policy stance is appropriate; the Fed has no intention to change its position until the Department of Justice investigation concludes.
The three major U.S. stock indices all closed lower: Dow down 1.64%, Nasdaq down 1.46%, and S&P 500 down 1.36%. Major European stock indices also declined, with Germany’s DAX 30 falling 0.96%.
On the 18th local time, Qatar Energy issued a statement saying that the Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar was hit by a missile attack that night. The statement reported a fire caused by the attack, resulting in significant property damage but no casualties. The civil defense has now controlled the fire. Ras Laffan Industrial City is the world’s largest liquefied natural gas production facility.
Iran announced on the 18th local time that it successfully struck the U.S.-designated area of the Riyadh oil and gas joint refinery in the outskirts of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
On the 18th local time, U.S. officials stated that after Israel attacked the South Pars gas field in Iran, President Trump said he “does not want any more attacks on Iran’s energy facilities.”

Must-Not-Miss Company News

Jin’an Guoji: The company’s recent operational status and internal/external environment have not undergone significant changes.

Jiugang Hongxing: The company’s internal production order is good, and operations are normal.

Five-Continuous-Board Sanfangxiang: The controlling shareholder’s shares have been fully pledged and judicially frozen.

Huada Technology: The general manager plans to increase holdings of company shares by 15 to 30 million yuan.

Zanyu Technology: All directors and senior executives plan to increase holdings of company shares by no less than 12.5 million yuan.

Tande Yu: Puyu Investment plans to increase holdings of company shares by 20 to 40 million yuan.

Nanya New Material: Repurchased 686,200 shares, totaling 90.2369 million yuan.

Tiancheng Automation: Yuan Cheng Fund plans to reduce holdings by no more than 1% through centralized bidding.

Changfei Optical Fiber: Shareholders plan to reduce holdings by no more than 0.12%.

Hengshuo Co.: Shareholders plan to reduce holdings by up to 3% in total.

Beiken Energy: The actual controller and its former concerted persons plan to reduce holdings by no more than 3%.

Tencent Holdings: Q4 non-IFRS net profit was 64.69 billion yuan, up 17% year-over-year.

Tencent Liu Zhiping: Investment in AI will undoubtedly generate significant value for shareholders.

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