Hong Kong stock market news for December 24: The three major US Indexes closed higher. HKEX has a half-day trading session due to Christmas.

① Consumer confidence in the USA has declined for the first time in three months. ② The three major US stock indices collectively closed higher on Monday, with most China Concept Stocks showing strength. ③ Musk criticized the Federal Reserve, claiming there are absurdly many employees under Powell. ④ The NASDAQ 100 Index is rebalanced, with the weight of Tesla, Meta, and Broadcom decreasing. ⑤ HKEX will have a half-day Trade session on Christmas Eve.

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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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Before the Federal Reserve's decision, the rally of U.S. stocks faltered, the Nasdaq said goodbye to record highs, the Dow fell for nine consecutive days, Broadcom dropped over 4%, Chinese concept stocks rebounded against the trend, and Bitcoin reached a

The Dow Jones has seen its first nine consecutive declines since 1978; NVIDIA has seen four consecutive declines, while Tesla has risen over 3% against the trend, hitting new highs for three consecutive days. Chinese concept stocks rebounded nearly 2%, with PDD Holdings rising nearly 3% and Bilibili increasing over 4%. Salaries in the United Kingdom have grown faster than expected, with two-year UK bond yields rising 10 basis points in one day. The USD has rebounded; the Canadian dollar has hit a more than four-year low since the pandemic; Bitcoin surged over $0.108 million during trading, hitting a new historical high for two consecutive days. Crude Oil Product has fallen for two consecutive days, with US oil dropping more than 2% at one point; Gold has hit a new low for the week.

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