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African stock market | South Africa's stock index closed down more than 0.4%, led by basic metal mining stocks Glencore, Anglo-American and BHP Billiton. On Tuesday (December 10th), South Africa's FTSE /JSE Africa Leading 40 Tradeable Index closed down 0.44% to 78,703.60 points. Glencore, a constituent stock, closed down 2.56%, Anglo-American Company fell 1.99%, BHP Billiton Group fell 1.74%, ranking third from the bottom, Jintian Company rose 0.75%, ranking sixth, and harmony Gold rose 0.81%, ranking fifth. The South African rand is currently down 0.56% against the US dollar, temporarily reporting 17.8720 rand, which is the highest level since November 11, which was set on Monday.Fangduoduo fell about 6.5% before the market, and announced that it would raise $7 million through the sale of shares. Fangduoduo (DUO.US) fell about 6.5% before the market to $0.72. In the news, Fang Duoduo announced that it would sell Class A common stock at the price of 0.7 USD per share, raising a total of 7 million USD. The net proceeds will be used for general enterprise purposes.Agricultural Bank of China took the lead in setting up the largest ESG-linked RMB syndicated loan for China Aluminum Industry in China. Recently, Agricultural Bank seized the opportunity of "two innovations" policy, initiated the service scheme of "sustainable development-linked syndicated loan+equipment renewal loan" in the industry, and successfully won the bid for the lead bank, agent bank and sustainable development coordination bank of China Aluminum Industry's 500,000-ton 600-ka electrolyzer capacity replacement and upgrading project. It is understood that the project uses the world's advanced electrolytic aluminum equipment technology to replace the original production capacity, which will greatly reduce the production energy consumption of enterprises and increase the proportion of clean energy use. At present, it has been included in the list of technical transformation and equipment renewal refinancing projects of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. (Zhongxin. com)

The Israeli military says it has cracked down on 320 strategic targets in Syria since the weekend.Syria's new rulers have told business leaders that they seek to turn to a free market economy.Before the publication of USDA monthly report, CBOT soybeans rose by 0.53%, CBOT corn rose by 0.11%, CBOT soybean meal rose by 0.9%, CBOT soybean oil fell by 0.33%, and CBOT wheat rose by 0.27%.

Continue to rise before the market. Citigroup is optimistic about the company's prospects and raises its target price. The US stock of HSAI.US, which rose by more than 8% yesterday, continued to rise by 1% before the market, and the stock has soared by more than 145% since November 26. In the news, Citibank's research report said that it was firm in its "buy" rating and significantly raised its target price to $14.2. The bank believes that considering the contribution of BYD, Xiaomi Automobile, Changan Automobile and Zero Run Automobile to the sales of Hesai lidar, the bank's cumulative shipment forecast for Hesai in 2025 is raised from 1.17 million to 1.51 million, and the cumulative shipment forecast for 2026 is raised from 2.11 million to 3.56 million.Chief Financial Officer of Citigroup: I feel very good about this year's revenue performance. Citigroup is expected to achieve the high end of the revenue guidance range in 2024, and plans to increase the stock repurchase scale after the bank's capital prospects are further clarified. "It is my top priority to return more of Citi's capital to investors," Mark Mason, chief financial officer of Citigroup, said at a conference organized by Goldman Sachs on Tuesday. "I am well aware of our trading level compared with our peers." Mason also said that the bank expects to reach the high end of the income guidance of $80 billion to $81 billion this year. "So it feels very good," he said. Mason said that spending may also be at the high end of the range. This shows that the bank will realize the forecast of two key indicators at the beginning of the year.Spain's National Natural Gas Company: In November, Spain imported 61.0% of natural gas, and 39.0% of pipeline natural gas.