Consumption-related stocks to boom, six areas favored in Christmas

The arrival of Christmas makes the whole world immersed in festival atmosphere. Christmas-related stocks in the A-share market are speculated by capitals. Analysts indicate that the performance of Christmas-related stocks will become a good start to initiate the booming of consumption-related stocks as New Year and Spring Festival approach.

So, Which Christmas-related stocks are worthy of attentions this year? The following six areas deserve attentions from investors, according to analysts’ view.

Firstly, listed companies engaged in commercial trade. Christmas, one of the most important festivals for department retailing industry, represents the finale of sales in a year. With Christmas’s importance not second to business anniversary, many dealers prefer to hold the largest annual sales promotion on Christmas. 39 stocks involved in commercial trading surged against the backdrop of market decline.

Fujian Guanfu Modern Household Wares Co., Ltd. (002102.SZ), Nanjing Central Emporium (Group) Stocks Co., Ltd. (600280.SH), Shenyang Commercial City Co., Ltd. (600306.SH), Wuhan Department Store Group Co., Ltd. (000501.SZ), Chang Chun Eurasia Group Co., Ltd. (600697.SH), Hainan Island Construction Co., Ltd. (600515.SH) and Hefei Department Store Group Co., Ltd. (000417.SZ) all soared to the daily limit of 10 percent on Dec. 24. Ningbo Zhongbai Co., Ltd. (600857.SH) (7.26%), Shanghai New World Co., Ltd. (600628.SH) (5.22%), Xi'an Minsheng Group Co., Ltd. (000564.SZ) (4.41%), Nanjing Textiles Import & Export Corp., Ltd. (600250.SH) (3.76%), Shanghai Xujiahui Commercial Co., Ltd. (002561.SZ) (3.71%), Nanning Department Store Co., Ltd. (600712.SH) (3.29%), Beijing Hualian Department Store Co., Ltd. (000882.SZ) (3.26%), Wenfeng Great World Chain Development Corporation (601010.SH) (3.07%) and Inzone Group Co., Ltd. (600858.SH) (2.88%) also experienced large gain.

Secondly, listed companies engaged in catering industry. Festivals are always inseparable with delicious food. There are not much typical listed companies involved in catering industry on the A-share market. Shenzhen Zero-Seven Co., Ltd. (000007.SZ) recorded the most outstanding performance of its kind with a surge of 5.97 percent and saw a net inflow up to 29,696,200 yuan, while China Quanjude (Group) Co., Ltd. (002186.SZ) also saw a large inflow of 650,900 yuan on Dec. 24.

Thirdly, listed companies engaged in film, television and animation. The running schedule on Christmas constitutes an important part of the film market. Homegrown and imported films always race each other in every Christmas and 2015 sees no exception. Homegrown films including Mo Jin－The Lost Legend, Surprise, From Devil to Angel and Mr. Six will present a fierce competition. Stocks including Shanghai New Culture Media Group Co., Ltd. (300336.SZ), Wanda Cinema Line Co., Ltd. (002739.SZ), Huayi Brothers Media Corporation (300027.SZ), Beijing Enlight Media Co., Ltd. (300251.SZ) and Zhejiang Talent Television & Film Co., Ltd. (300426.SZ) surged by 38.8 percent, 27.14 percent, 13.37 percent, 10.08 percent and 8.52 percent, respectively, since December, showing attention-getting performance.

Fourthly, listed companies engaged in toys. Listed companies including Goldlok Toys Holdings (Guangdong) Co., Ltd. (002348.SZ), Guangdong Qunxing Toys Joint-Stock Co., Ltd. (002575.SZ), Huawei Technology Co., Ltd. (002502.SZ) and Guangdong Alpha Animation and Culture Co., Ltd. (002292.SZ) are principally engaged in toys. Goldlok Toys saw a large inflow of 8,406,800 yuan on Dec.24.

Fifthly, listed companies engaged in packaging. The market sales of plastic gift packaging industry always see a new round of surging when Christmas comes. Shenzhen Prince New Materials Co., Ltd. (002735.SZ), Hongbo Co., Ltd. (002229.SZ), Huangshan Novel Co., Ltd. (002014.SZ), Shenzhen Jinjia Color Printing Group Co., Ltd. (002191.SZ), Shenzhen Beauty Star Co., Ltd. (002243.SZ) and Xiamen Hexing Packaging Printing Co., Ltd. (002228.SZ) are all engaged in packaging. Prince New Materials jumped 4.2 percent, Huangshan Novel soared 2.18 percent, Jinjia Color Printing surged 2.09 percent and Beauty Star moved up 0.88 percent against the market on Dec. 24.

Sixthly, listed companies engaged in paper industry. Christmas card boosts the demand on paper and benefits relevant listed companies. Minfeng Special Paper Co., Ltd. (600235.SH), Zhejiang Jingxing Paper Joint Stock Co., Ltd. (002067.SZ), Zhejiang Kan Special Material Co., Ltd. (002012.SZ), Jiangmen Sugarcane Chemical Factory (Group) Co., Ltd. (000576.SZ) and Mudanjiang Hengfeng Paper Co., Ltd. (600356.SH) all outperformed the market on Dec. 24.