[Afternoon Commentary: The GEM index fell 0.95% in half a day. The ice and snow economy and the PCB concept bucked the trend and strengthened] On October 13, the decline of the three major indexes narrowed before the close. The GEM index once fell by more than 3%. The half-day turnover of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets was 1.01 trillion, a decrease of 5.2 billion from the previous trading day. More than 3,500 stocks across the market fell. On the market, the concept of ice and snow economy was active, with Bingshan Cold and Hot, Dalian Shengya, Jingxue Energy Saving, and Snowman Group hitting their daily limit; disperse dyes Jianxin shares hit their daily limit at 20CM, and Yabang shares hit their limit; Coal Antai Group hit its daily limit, and Shaanxi Coal hit a record high during the session; Baijiu Gold Seed Liquor and Huangtai Liquor Industry both hit their limit; PCB Xunjiexing hit its daily limit at 20CM, and Aohong Electronics hit its daily limit. On the downside, the battery sector weakened, with Zizhu Hi-Tech and Vision Technology falling by the limit, followed by Haike Xinyuan, Honggong Technology, and Defang Nano; the CRO concept fluctuated and adjusted, and Medicilon, Yaokang Biotech, Baicheng Pharmaceutical, etc. fell one after another. As of the close, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Index fell 0.27%, the Shenzhen Component Index fell 0.78%, and the ChiNext Index fell 0.95%.