The coal sector further strengthened in the afternoon, with Lu'an Environmental Energy nearly hitting the daily limit on nearly 10 shares.

The coal sector continued to strengthen in the afternoon, with nearly 10 stocks including Lu’an Environmental Energy, Baotailong, Shanxi Coking, China Coal Energy, Shaanxi Black Cat, and Yankuang Energy hitting the daily limit. On the news front, recently, with the peak winter heating season and energy supply assurance, coal demand has increased. Driven by high daily consumption of coastal thermal coal and the continuous decline in inventories at Bohai Bay ports, the market for thermal coal has recently seen a rise in bullish sentiment, and transaction prices have also slightly moved upward.