On the 13th, silver fell by 1.91%, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the exchange data, as of December 13th, the main contract silver was 2,502, up or down by -1.91%, with a turnover of 1,004,900 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were net, and the difference position was 30,444 lots. The total turnover of silver futures contracts was 1,505,900 lots, an increase of 417,500 lots over the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 335,600 lots, a decrease of 15,200 lots from the previous day. The short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 251,300 lots, an increase of 17,500 lots over the previous day. (Sina Futures)Goldman Sachs lowered the UK's GDP growth forecast for 2024 from the previous 1.2% to 1.0%.Mitsubishi electric will invest $143.5 million to build a heat pump factory in the United States.
On the 13th, the European futures of the container freight index rose by 7.03%, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the data of the exchange, as of December 13th, the European futures of the main contract container freight index closed at 2502, up or down by +7.03%, with a turnover of 41,900 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were net, and the difference position was 3,022 lots. A total of 78,900 lots of European futures contracts were traded, an increase of 8,599 lots over the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 25,100 lots, an increase of 466 lots over the previous day. The short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 22,100 lots, a decrease of 120 lots from the previous day. (Sina Futures)Shen Wanhongyuan: "Vigorously boosting consumption" is the first task of economic work next year. The Central Economic Work Conference was held in Beijing from December 11th to 12th. Shen Wanhongyuan released a research opinion saying that in this Central Economic Work Conference, it can be seen that boosting consumption has once again become the top priority in 2025. The "two innovations" and "two heavyweights" in 2024 are important points of economic work. "Two Innovations" means to promote a new round of large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods, and "Two Innovations" means to implement major national strategies and build safety capacity in key areas, and continue to pay attention to the efforts of fiscal policies including extra-long special national debt in this field.Astana Airlines resumed the route from Urumqi to Astana. On December 13th, according to Astana Airlines, Astana Airlines resumed the Urumqi-Astana flight from December 1st, with 2 flights per week. The resumed KC flight KC287 departs from Astana (NQZ) at 19: 30 every Tuesday and Saturday and arrives in Urumqi (URC) at 1: 00 the next day; KC288 departs from Urumchi (URC) at 2 o'clock every Wednesday and Sunday and arrives in Astana (NQZ) at 1: 45, all of which are local time. In addition, Astana Airlines also operates regular flights from Urumqi to Almaty, four times a week.
On the 13th, the No.20 rubber fell by 2.05%, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the exchange data, as of December 13th, the main contract No.20 rubber 2502 was closed, with a turnover of 159,100 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were clear, and the difference position was 5,142 lots. A total of 205,200 lots were traded in the No.20 rubber futures contract, an increase of 8,176 lots over the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 84,200 lots, an increase of 812 lots over the previous day. Short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 94,500 lots, a decrease of 1,708 lots from the previous day. (Sina Futures)Citigroup: The target price of Illumina is lowered from $190 to $165, and the rating is lowered from "buy" to "neutral".Zhonglu Co., Ltd.: The total amount of taxes and late fees paid is 15,430,100 yuan. Zhonglu Co., Ltd. announced that the company, as a limited partner of Zhonglu Advantage, received its cash asset distribution according to the resolution of Zhonglu Advantage Partner Meeting. In view of the above-mentioned asset allocation matters, the company strictly abides by the relevant regulations and adopts the principle of "tax after distribution". As required, it has declared and paid enterprise income tax of 11,770,500 yuan and late payment fee of 3,659,500 yuan, totaling 15,430,100 yuan. The late payment fee paid by the company will be included in the current profit and loss in 2024, which is expected to affect the company's net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies in 2024 by about 3,659,500 yuan.