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%.ANZ: The market expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and demand for safe haven to boost the price of gold. Before the release of US consumer price index data, gold futures rose by 0.3% to $2,725.60 per ounce. ANZ research analysts said that the market is ready for the US consumer price index data released on Wednesday, which is expected to show the path of the Fed's interest rate cut in December. Although the market expects the possibility of interest rate cuts to be about 90%, any sign in the data that shakes the path of interest rate cuts may adversely affect interest-free gold assets. Analysts added that in the case of geopolitical tensions, the demand for safe haven also boosted the price of precious metals.Siemens Medical AG: Siemens Medical acquired Advanced Accelerator Applied Molecular Imaging Company.
Tangshan Port: Chen Lixin was elected as the chairman of the board. Tangshan Port (601000) announced on the evening of December 11th that the company elected Chen Lixin as the chairman of the eighth board of directors, as well as a member and chairman of the strategy committee and a member of the nomination committee of the eighth board of directors. The term of office shall be from the date of deliberation and approval of this board of directors to the date of expiration of the term of office of the eighth board of directors.The Group of Seven is expected to support the transitional government of Syria, Qatar, to get in touch with the new leaders, and the leaders of the Group of Seven (G-7) will be willing to support the new Syrian government, provided that the transitional process respects minorities, and Qatar has become one of the first countries to establish communication with the armed groups that overthrew the Assad regime. According to the draft announcement that the G-7 plans to issue later this week, the G-7 "hopes that all opposition groups seeking to play a role in Syrian governance will show their commitment to the rights of all Syrians". The Group of Seven will say that this group of countries, including the United States, wants to see the safe return of millions of Syrians who fled under Assad. Many of them flooded into G-7 countries such as Germany after the outbreak of the Syrian war in 2011.CEO of Goldman Sachs: The market's response to tariffs will depend on the specific implementation.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said that it has destroyed more than 70% of Syria's military forces. The IDF issued a statement saying that up to now, the Israeli military has attacked 320 strategic targets in Syria and destroyed weapons that may fall into the hands of hostile forces. According to Israeli military estimates, more than 70% of Syria's military forces have been destroyed. The statement said that the Israeli army will continue to deploy troops in the military buffer zone on the Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights. The IDF stressed that, depending on the development of the situation, the army may eventually be stationed for a long time.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.The Nasdaq fluctuated lower and turned lower, after rising more than 0.7%.