[The banking sector bucked the trend and strengthened, Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank rose more than 3% to hit a new high for the year] On October 27, the banking sector bucked the trend and strengthened during the session. Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank rose more than 3%, and its stock price hit a new high for the year. Bank of Chongqing, Bank of Jiangsu, Bank of Chengdu, Bank of Beijing, and Zheshang Bank all rose more than 2%. According to the news, so far, 21 A-share listed banks have disclosed their 2026 mid-term dividend plans, with a total planned dividend amount exceeding 260 billion yuan, covering the six major state-owned banks, 4 joint-stock banks, 6 city commercial banks and 5 rural commercial banks. Among them, the six major state-owned banks plan to distribute a total of approximately 220.989 billion yuan in cash, accounting for more than 80% of the total disclosed.