Indian Rupee's exchange rate against the US dollar fell below 84.86, a record low.Kuwait set the price of crude oil sold to the United States in January at a premium of $4.10 per barrel.Thailand's consumer confidence index rose to 56.9 in November, boosted by stimulus measures, and Thailand's consumer confidence index rose from 56.0 to 56.9 in November.
The Shanghai and Shenzhen 300 Index rose 1% to 4,029.91 points. The Shenzhen Component Index rose to 1%, the Shanghai Composite Index rose by 0.76% and the Growth Enterprise Market Index rose by 1.77%.The main contract of CSI 500 stock index futures (IC) expanded to 1.00% in the day and is now reported at 6104.4 points. The main contract of CSI 500 stock index futures (IC) stood at 6100 points, rising by 0.99% in the day.This year, the amount of M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong has reached 38 billion US dollars, which has triggered a rare bidding war. This year is expected to be the busiest year for M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong in the past decade, with industries ranging from skin care products to logistics real estate, and the bidding war has also warmed up. It is reported that China Mobile's bid for Hongkong Broadband may face competition from American private equity firm I Squared Capital. Bi Hua, chairman of Fenmei Packaging, is negotiating with Qihao Capital to jointly counter the privatization offer of Shandong Xinjufeng. The data shows that the scale of M&A transactions for listed companies in Hong Kong has reached $38 billion this year, the highest level since 2017, including the merger of Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities, a smaller competitor, to become the largest brokerage firm in China.
According to the Japan News Agency, Japan's House of Representatives is expected to pass an additional budget for fiscal year 2024 on Thursday.Home improvement stocks continued to rise, with daily limit of Wole Home, Meike Home, Yazhen Home, Mengtian Home, Jinpai Home and Double Gun Technology, while Dinggu Set rose by over 10%, while Shangpin home delivery, Fun Sleep Technology and Wrigley Home rose by over 5%.South Korea's former defense chief Jin Longxian's confidential mobile phone was detained by the police and the Ministry of National Defense. On the 12th local time, it was learned that the South Korean police and the Ministry of National Defense detained the confidential mobile phone of former defense chief Jin Longxian. (CCTV News)