In the afternoon session, chip stocks witnessed a notable upswing, with several prominent players recording substantial gains. Notably, Cambricon, Taiji Co., Ltd., Centec Networks, Huahong Group, and Bright Source Semiconductor all surged by more than 5%. Other notable gainers included SMIC, Ascent Materials, Guoxin Technology, Shengbang Co., Ltd., and Guomin Technology, among others, which also posted significant increases.