More than 500 A-share companies are expected to achieve better-than-expected performance in the first half of the year, with AI and prices as the two key growth factors.

As of 7 p.m. on July 14th, a total of 1165 listed companies have released their performance forecasts for the first half of the year, with 547 companies forecasting positive results, accounting for nearly half of them. In terms of specific industries, the performance of the non-ferrous metals, securities, agriculture, and electricity industries is particularly outstanding. Not only do more than half of the companies that have released performance forecasts expect positive results, but their average expected profit growth rates compared to the same period last year are also very significant - 59.07%, 96.65%, 340.51%, and 46.54% respectively. A closer analysis of the driving factors behind the positive forecast reveals that the application of AI technology and the positive impact of pricing factors are the two key factors driving the growth of listed companies' performance.