On June 23, China Merchants Securities (06099.HK) rose 3.45% in regular trading, trading at 17.99 HKD/share, with turnover of approximately 41.39 million HKD.

On the news front, the brokerage sector has seen a rare wave of bond rating upgrades since June, with multiple firms including CICC Wealth Management, Northeast Securities, Great Wall Securities, Huaan Securities, and Zheshang Securities having their subordinated debt credit ratings upgraded from AA+ to AAA, reflecting strengthening capital positions across the industry. China Merchants Securities reported a 42% year-over-year increase in Q1 net profit attributable to shareholders, with significant improvement in proprietary trading business. Dongwu Securities has issued a Buy rating on the stock.

Within the Investment Banking and Brokerage sector, peers also advanced broadly, with CITIC Securities up 2.12%, CSC up 2.33%, GF Securities up 2.04%, CICC up 0.83%, and Guotai Junan International up 1.87%, indicating sustained sector recovery momentum.

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