China Stock of the Day | Kabutaro & Friends

5i5j Holding<000560>, a leading real estate brokerage, was the Chinese stock most talked about online on August 31, 2026.
Background: On August 28, the People's Bank of China and the National Financial Regulatory Administration announced that the maximum term for personal housing loans would be extended from 30 years to 40 years. On August 31 the stock locked limit-up from the opening bell, with more than RMB 2.5 billion in unfilled buy orders at the limit price. On a RMB 1 million loan with equal installments at a 3% interest rate, the monthly payment falls from about RMB 4,216 over 30 years to about RMB 3,576 over 40 years. At the same time, the China Securities Regulatory Commission set out measures to support financing for property developers across five channels: equity, mergers and acquisitions, bonds, asset securitization, and private real estate funds. Other A-share limit-up names included Sunlot Holdings, Hongkong Junction Holdings, Shenzhen Properties A, China Communications Development, Tefa Service, and Financial Street, while Vanke A, Gemdale, and Seazen Holdings also gained. In Hong Kong, Sunac China and Country Garden rose as much as 14% intraday. The broader market was weak, with all four major indices opening lower.