一 | 　　8月24日晚，多家锂盐上市公司披露2026年半年报。受益于今年上半年锂价格的上涨，相关公司业绩集体大增，最高净利润增幅超过10倍。 LOS ANGELES -- Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes fell for the fourth month in a row in September, held back by surging mortgage rates and a thin supply of properties on the market.Existing home sales fell 2% last month from August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.96 million, the National Association of Realtors said Thursday. That’s just above the 3.9 million unit pace that economists were expecting, according to FactSet.Sales sank 15.4% compared with the same month last year and are down 21% through the first nine months of the year versus the same period in 2022.Despite the housing market slump, home prices kept climbing versus a year ago. The national median sales price rose 2.8% from September last year to $394,300. It slipped 3.1% from August.“Clearly, the story of limited inventory and rising and rising mortgage rates continues to hinder the home sales market,” said Lawrence Yun, the NAR’s chief economist.The weekly average rate on a 30-year mortgage moved above 7% in August, when many of the home sales that were finalized in September would have gone under contract. It has remained above that threshold since, surging last week to 7.57%, the highest level since 2000, according to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac.High rates can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting how much they can afford in a market already out of reach for many Americans. They also discourage homeowners who locked in rock-bottom rates two years ago from selling.While surging mortgage rates have shut out many prospective buyers, a chronic shortage of homes for sale continues to keep the market competitive, especially for the most affordable homes.Homes sold last month typically within just 21 days after hitting the market, and about 26% of homes sold for more than their list price, the NAR said.All told, there were 1.13 million homes on the market by the end of last month, up 2.7% from August, but down 8.1% from September last year, the NAR said. That amounts to just a 3.4-month supply, going by the current sales pace. In a more balanced market between buyers and sellers, there is a 4- to 5-month supply.。　　中矿资源(002738)的锂电新能源原料业务板块源于原江西锂厂，但公司近年来不断加大在锂矿业务方面的布局。截至目前，公司合计拥有418万吨/年选矿产能和7.1万吨/年电池级锂盐产能，公司锂盐业务的综合竞争力进一步增强。　　报告期内，中矿资源实现营业收入36.6亿元，同比增长12.03%；实现归母净利润11.11亿元，同比增长1146.81%。今年第二季度，公司实现营业收入22.84亿元，环比增长65.96%；实现归母净利润6.04亿元，环比增长18.89%。　　同样在江西布局锂电业务的永兴材料(002756)，是国内锂云母提锂的龙头企业。公司控股子公司花桥矿业，拥有的化山矿矿权面积1.87平方公里，其中，累计查明氧化锂≥0.20%陶瓷土矿矿石量41000.80万吨，是公司碳酸锂生产原材料的主要保障渠道。　　今年上半年，永兴材料实现营业收入50.83亿元，同比增长37.62%；归母净利润9.59亿元，同比增长139.24%；扣非净利润9.13亿元，同比增长179.77%。

二 | 其中，公司锂电新能源业务实现营业收入21.4亿元，同比增长148.2%；毛利率49.72%，较上年同期增加近20个百分点。　　盛新锂能(002240)在国内外建有多个锂产品生产基地，目前已建成锂盐产能13.7万吨/年和金属锂产能500吨/年，产能规模位居全球前列。此外，公司在南美阿根廷拥有SDLA盐湖项目（2500吨碳酸锂当量）的独立运营权，投资了Pocitos等盐湖勘探项目。

三 | 　　受益于锂盐市场行情的持续回暖，盛新锂能今年上半年的锂盐产品销售价格，较上年同期大幅上涨。报告期内，公司实现营业收入73.58亿元，同比增长355.94%；实现归母净利润10.12亿元，同比增长220.3%。　　川能动力(000155)今年上半年营业收入为33.4亿元，同比增长124.78%；归母净利润为7.06亿元，同比增长130.73%。