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.White House: US National Security Adviser Sullivan will meet with the families of the hostages on Tuesday.The CEO of Huaping said that he saw an opportunity to invest in financial services companies.
The yield of two-year German bonds fell by more than 3 basis points, while the yield of 10-year British bonds rose by more than 5 basis points. At the end of the European market on Tuesday (December 10), the yield of German 10-year government bonds was roughly flat at 2.122%, and the intraday trading was in the range of 2.143%-2.099%. The yield of two-year German bonds fell by 3.4 basis points to 1.964%, and the intraday trading was in the range of 2.010%-1.956%, which fluctuated downwards throughout the day. The yield spread of 2/10-year German bonds rose by 3.291 basis points to +15.393 basis points. British 10-year bond yields rose by 5.3 basis points, and two-year British bond yields rose by 3.0 basis points; The yield spread of 2/10-year British bonds rose by 2.3 basis points to +4.408 basis points. French 10-year bond yields rose by 0.7 basis points, Italian 10-year bond yields rose by 1.0 basis points, Spanish 10-year bond yields rose by 0.7 basis points, and Greek 10-year bond yields rose by 0.8 basis points.White House: We are trying our best to learn about journalist Austin Tess (who was kidnapped while reporting in Syria on August 13th, 2012).Goldman Sachs believes that there will be more large-scale strategic transactions in 2025. Dennis Coleman, chief financial officer of Goldman Sachs, said on Tuesday that it is expected that the company's "strategic" transactions will accelerate in 2025, including large-scale mergers and acquisitions. He said: "The intensity of our dialogue with customers is accelerating, and some aspects of the overall strategic activities are becoming more obvious. The confidence of the CEO and customers will certainly increase, and they think there may be more and larger transactions and more strategic activities. "
The Turkish President discussed the situation in Syria by telephone with the Italian Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission. On December 10th, local time, the Information Bureau of the Turkish Presidential Office announced that President Erdogan had telephoned Italian Prime Minister meloni and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on the same day to discuss the current situation in Syria. In a telephone conversation with meloni, Erdogan once again stressed the importance of safeguarding Syria's sovereignty and territorial integrity and social stability, and said that the Israeli aggression against Syria this time will not help Syria's stability. In addition, Erdogan pointed out that terrorists in Syria must be eliminated. In a telephone conversation with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Erdogan said that Turkey will continue to provide strong support to the Syrian people in the future to eliminate terrorists in Syria, ensure their unity and protect their territorial integrity.Putin: Having a sufficient number of "Hazelnut" missile systems will not require the use of nuclear weapons. Russian President Putin said that Russia has not upgraded its nuclear doctrine, but improved it. Generally speaking, what Russia needs to improve now is not the nuclear doctrine, but the "hazel tree" missile system. In fact, having a sufficient number of "hazel tree" modern weapon systems will hardly require the use of nuclear weapons. Putin said that Russia has been very cautious and even restrained in all aspects. But when necessary, Russia will show the necessary will at the national level and at the level of Russian citizens.At most, alumina and Shanghai nickel closed down more than 1.7%, international copper closed up 0.10%, Shanghai copper closed flat, Shanghai aluminum closed down 0.10%, Shanghai zinc closed up 0.17%, Shanghai lead closed down 0.34%, Shanghai nickel closed down 1.47% and Shanghai tin closed up 0.13%. Alumina closed down 1.76% at night. Stainless steel night plate closed down 0.84%.