CHALCO (02600) advanced nearly 3% after issuing a positive profit alert. As of the latest update, the stock was up 2.1%, trading at HK$12.66 with a turnover of HK$182 million. On April 8, the company announced that it expects to report a net profit attributable to shareholders of between RMB 5.302 billion and RMB 5.585 billion for the first quarter of 2026, representing a year-on-year increase of 50% to 58%. It also projected a net profit excluding non-recurring gains or losses in the range of RMB 5.137 billion to RMB 5.420 billion for the same period, up 49% to 58% compared to the previous year. Separately, on the same day, CHALCO disclosed that its controlling shareholder, Aluminum Corporation of China (Chinalco), along with its parties acting in concert, had completed a share purchase plan. By the disclosure date, the group had acquired approximately 193 million shares (including about 97.35 million A-shares and 95.68 million H-shares) through the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges, representing roughly 1.13% of the company’s total share capital, with a total investment of approximately RMB 1.015 billion. The share purchase program has now been fully implemented.