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The HSBC HOLDINGS Manufacturing PMI for December is 57.4, exceeding the previous month.
In December, India's HSBC HOLDINGS Manufacturing PMI was 57.4, exceeding the previous month's figure. The December HSBC HOLDINGS Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI, preliminary) stood at 57.4, surpassing last month's 56.5. Additionally, the HSBC HOLDINGS Services PMI for the same month rose to 60.8 from last month's 58.4. The Ministry of Finance recently indicated that the economic slowdown in the July-September period was temporary and that the growth rate would accelerate again in the second half of fiscal year 2024.
Three insurance companies have been approved to issue bonds worth 39 billion. Insurance companies have replenished a total of 117.5 billion yuan this year, slightly exceeding last year's total.
① On the same day, the Financial Regulatory Bureau disclosed that the perpetual bonds or capital supplement bonds issued by Ping An Life, China Postal Insurance, and China United Property Insurance have been approved, with a cumulative approved issuance scale not exceeding 39 billion yuan; ② The demand for "blood replenishment" in the Insurance Industry remains significant within the year. As of December 20, the cumulative issuance scale of capital supplement bonds and perpetual bonds by Insurance Institutions has reached 117.5 billion yuan, slightly higher than the total for last year.
Investing in Hong Kong, Alibaba has arrived! Alibaba's Entrepreneur Fund has established a 0.15 billion dollar AI Fund.
① Alibaba's Entrepreneur Fund announced the establishment of an AI Fund, amounting to 0.15 billion USD, primarily covering Industries where AI can be deeply applied. ② Almost at the same time, ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming also arrived, and his investment Institutions officially acquired Hong Kong's No. 9 license to start investing in the AI field. ③ This year, Hong Kong ranks eighth among the top ten regions globally in terms of total financing for AI enterprises.
Fubon Insurance has released the price for clearing 16.667% equity of its parent company, Tencent Weibo, which is valued at 70% of its worth three years ago.
① The transaction price for the Equity Transfer of Tengfubo is RMB 1.9 per share, with a total transfer price of RMB 0.236 billion; ② It is reported that in 2021, the Equity Transfer was RMB 2.61 per share, and three years later, Tengfubo's valuation has been discounted to 73%; ③ Tengfubo is the parent company of Tencent Weiba, established by Yimashentong and Fubon Property & Casualty Insurance, both subsidiaries of Tencent.
The Dow barely ended its longest continuous decline in 50 years, Micron fell by 16%, the US dollar reached a two-year high again, and US bonds, oil, and Bitcoin all dropped.
U.S. stock market's other Indexes turned down towards the end, Tesla rose by nearly 4% before closing down, NVIDIA reached a high of 4%, and Micron Technology had its steepest decline in five years. The yield on the 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds briefly increased by nearly 10 basis points approaching 4.60%, close to a seven-month high, while short-term bond yields fell, with the 2/10-year yield spread at its widest in two and a half years. The Bank of England held rates steady, but more officials supported a rate cut, leading to a decline in the British Pound. The Governor of the Bank of Japan suppressed interest rate hike expectations, causing the yen to fall towards 158, and the offshore renminbi briefly dropped below 7.32 yuan to its lowest in 15 months. Bitcoin fell by 5%, approaching $0.096 million. Spot Gold rose by 1.6% before narrowing back below $2,600, while the futures silver fell by 5%, and U.S. crude oil fell below $70.
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