The Sci-Tech Innovation 200 ETF managed by Penghua closed higher today, with the leading gains in the chemical and electronics sectors, among other weighted industries.

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Today, sectors such as chemicals and electronics led the gains, with biomedicine continuing its strong performance. On the news front, innovative drugs are entering a period of intensive data catalysis, with major academic conferences such as AACR (April 17–April 22) and ASCO (May 29–June 2) approaching.

Additionally, due to resource concerns triggered by the Middle East situation, the domestic helium market has experienced noticeable panic buying, currently around 760 yuan (per cubic meter), doubling the usual price. Meanwhile, the escalation of raw material costs caused by the Middle East war, and the suspension of production at SABIC’s Saudi factory producing PPO monomers due to natural gas issues—expected to impact 25-30% of capacity—have led SABIC to raise prices for high-end resins.

Institutions point out that looking ahead, the Sci-Tech Innovation 200 index may still mainly fluctuate and recover in the short term, with the medium-term index center expected to gradually move upward. The short-term trend of the index still depends on whether the US-Iran ceasefire agreement is reached and whether the Strait of Hormuz will open. In the medium term, if external disturbances ease marginally and industry catalysts continue to materialize, the Sci-Tech Innovation 200 is expected to achieve a rising center.

As of 15:00 on April 7, 2026, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Sci-Tech Innovation Board 200 Index (000699) rose 0.35%, with constituent stocks like Yaokang Biotech up 9.28%, Dongwei Technology up 8.68%, Chenghe Technology up 8.07%, Huiyu Pharmaceutical up 7.48%, and Zhuoyue New Energy up 6.57%. The Sci-Tech Innovation 200 ETF Penghua (588240) rose 0.13%, with the latest price at 1.52 yuan.

The Sci-Tech Innovation 200 ETF Penghua closely tracks the SSE Sci-Tech Innovation Board 200 Index, which selects 200 securities with relatively small market capitalization and good liquidity from the SSE Sci-Tech Innovation Board as samples. The SSE Sci-Tech Innovation 200 Index, together with the SSE Sci-Tech Innovation Board 50 and 100 indices, forms the SSE Sci-Tech Innovation Board scale index series, reflecting the overall performance of companies of different market sizes listed on the Sci-Tech Innovation Board.

Data shows that as of March 31, 2026, the top ten weights of the SSE Sci-Tech Innovation Board 200 Index (000699) are Changguang Huaxin, Tengjing Technology, Juguang Technology, Dekeli, Jingzhida, Youkede, Jepu Tech, Jiayuan Technology, Juhe Materials, and Weice Technology, with the top ten weights accounting for 16.73% in total.

The Sci-Tech Innovation 200 ETF Penghua (588240) is connected off-market via (A: 023926; C: 023927).