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Neil Chapman, senior vice president of ExxonMobil, told analysts that the company's oil production increase will not lead to a decline in oil prices.The European STOXX 600 index initially closed up 0.27% at 519.90 points. The euro zone STOXX 50 index initially closed up 0.16% at 4959.60 points. The FTSE Pan-European Excellent 300 Index initially closed up 0.26% at 2064.37 points.The data shows that from January to November, 2024, the financing scale of the IPO market in the UK fell by about 9% to US$ 1 billion. Looking around the world, the scale of IPO in London market fell to the 20th place this year, ranking behind Oman. Due to the low valuation and weak liquidity, many companies turn their IPO destinations to other places (Amsterdam, the Netherlands, etc.).

South Korea's tourism industry has been hit. The mayor of Seoul promised to ensure the safety of tourists. Recently, South Korea's tourism industry has also been hit by the emergency martial law storm, and many hotels and travel agencies have been unsubscribed. Seoul Mayor SE HUN promised to take measures to ensure the safety of tourists on the 11th. The South Korean media reported that although the emergency martial law issued by South Korean President Yin Xiyue lasted only a few hours, the negative impact of this incident on South Korea's tourism industry has already appeared. For security reasons, many tourists canceled the reservations of hotels and travel agencies. In view of the above situation, SE HUN said that the Seoul municipal government will launch a series of measures to create a "safe Seoul" image to attract foreign tourists, and at the same time increase support for the tourism industry to prevent related enterprises from closing down. (CCTV)Spanish Foreign Minister: Assad is no longer in Syria, and the dictatorship has ended, which is a good thing.Lead closed down more than 1%, nickel and tin closed up, and LME copper closed down $24 to $9,192/ton. LME aluminum closed down $8 to $2,601/ton. LME zinc futures closed down $10 to $3,126/ton. LME lead closed down $22 to $2,043/ton. LME nickel futures closed up $143 to $15,858/ton. LME tin closed up $181 to $29,957/ton. LME cobalt was flat at $24,300/ton.

The UN Secretary-General called for a peaceful settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the Syrian issue. On the evening of December 11th, local time, UN Secretary-General Guterres, who was visiting South Africa, made the latest statement on the Palestinian-Israeli issue and the Syrian issue, calling on the international community to take action to resolve regional conflicts and promote peace and stability. At the joint press conference with the South African Foreign Minister, regarding the Syrian issue, UN Secretary-General Guterres reiterated the need to safeguard Syria's territorial integrity and sovereignty and called on all parties to promote an inclusive political process. He said: "The Syrian conflict has lasted for many years, and now it is a critical moment for the international community to take collective action to achieve peace." He stressed that the Syrian people need an inclusive political dialogue to ensure a peaceful transition, and called on the international community to increase humanitarian assistance to protect civilians and key infrastructure. When talking about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Guterres expressed serious concern about the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza and condemned the actions that aggravated the conflict. He pointed out: "The Golan Heights is under illegal occupation, which not only violates international law, but also further worsens the regional situation." Guterres called on Israel to stop its occupation, guarantee the Palestinian people's right to self-determination, and resolve disputes through peaceful means to avoid more civilian casualties. (CCTV)Global Times editorial: China is still the main engine of global trade growth. Statistics recently released by official website of the General Administration of Customs show that the total import and export value of China's goods trade in the first 11 months of this year was 39.79 trillion yuan, up 4.9% year-on-year. Among them, exports reached 23.04 trillion yuan, up 6.7%; Imports reached 16.75 trillion yuan, up 2.4%. This is a further development of China's position as the world's largest country in goods trade for seven consecutive years, and its export accounts for 14.2% of the world's total in 2023, which means that the position of China manufacturing with high "cost performance" in the international production and supply chain continues to increase. The publication of this foreign trade "report card" once again shows the strong resilience and vitality of China's economy. (Global Times)The capital market anchors scientific and technological innovation to empower the development of new quality productive forces. The the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee meeting held on December 9 emphasized that scientific and technological innovation should lead the development of new quality productive forces and build a modern industrial system. With the new "National Nine Articles" and the "1+N" policy of the capital market, the capital market has become one of the main positions to support the development of new quality productive forces. In particular, the capital market supports listed companies to use refinancing, mergers and acquisitions, equity incentives and other tools to increase investment in scientific and technological research and development, constantly overcome technical difficulties, and enhance the toughness and competitiveness of the industrial chain. A number of interviewees said that in the future, the capital market will further guide capital to gather in the field of new quality productivity, give full play to the function of resource allocation, support scientific and technological innovation and industrial upgrading, and enhance the ability of the capital market to serve scientific and technological innovation and the development of new quality productivity. (Securities Daily)