Shanghai Headquarters of the Central Bank: The amount of cross-border RMB settlement in Shanghai in November was 2,491.8 billion yuan. According to the news of Shanghai Headquarters of the Central Bank, as of the end of November, there were 102 banks in Shanghai that submitted information on cross-border RMB settlement business, with a settlement amount of 2,491.8 billion yuan in November and a cumulative settlement amount of 27,151.9 billion yuan from January to November.Black hand again! The United States will raise import tariffs on solar polysilicon, silicon wafers and some tungsten products in China from the beginning of next year. The Office of the US Trade Representative issued a statement saying that the United States will raise import tariffs on solar polysilicon, silicon wafers and some tungsten products imported from China from the beginning of next year after a four-year review by the Biden administration. The tariff rate of silicon wafer and polysilicon will be increased to 50%, and the tariff rate of some tungsten products will be increased to 25%. These tariff increases will take effect on January 1, 2025. (Cailian)Shanghai Nickel's main contract has expanded, and now it has risen by more than 3% to 129,170 yuan/ton.
The securities sector continued to rise, and Guolian Securities closed the daily limit. Prior to this, Guosheng Financial Holdings had three consecutive boards, and Harbin Investment, Southwest Securities, Huaxin Shares and Cinda Securities followed suit.Afternoon comments on Hong Kong stocks: Hang Seng Index rose by 1.72%, Hang Seng Technology Index rose by 2.55%, Hong Kong stocks closed at noon, Hang Seng Index rose by 1.72% and Hang Seng Technology Index rose by 2.55%. Chinese brokerage stocks and consumer stocks were among the top gainers, with China Merchants Securities, Mengniu Dairy and Tongcheng Travel up over 7% and over 5% respectively.This year, the amount of M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong has reached 38 billion US dollars, which has triggered a rare bidding war. This year is expected to be the busiest year for M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong in the past decade, with industries ranging from skin care products to logistics real estate, and the bidding war has also warmed up. It is reported that China Mobile's bid for Hongkong Broadband may face competition from American private equity firm I Squared Capital. Bi Hua, chairman of Fenmei Packaging, is negotiating with Qihao Capital to jointly counter the privatization offer of Shandong Xinjufeng. The data shows that the scale of M&A transactions for listed companies in Hong Kong has reached $38 billion this year, the highest level since 2017, including the merger of Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities, a smaller competitor, to become the largest brokerage firm in China.
Cross-border payment concept stocks surged before noon, while Gao Weida and Zhaori Technology rose by 20cm, while huijin technology and Xiongdi Technology rose by more than 10%.Goldman Sachs: If the branch managers' meeting in January concludes that there is insufficient incentive for SMEs to raise wages next year, the Bank of Japan may postpone raising interest rates until March or April next year.Cross-border payment concept stocks surged before noon, while Gao Weida and Zhaori Technology rose by 20cm, while huijin technology and Xiongdi Technology rose by more than 10%.