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Caitong Securities: It is expected that the main objectives and tasks of economic and social development will be successfully completed throughout the year. the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee held a meeting on December 9 to analyze and study the economic work in 2025. According to Chen Xing, the macro chief analyst of Caitong Securities, from the current situation, the economic operation has been generally stable this year, and the key areas of risks have also been resolved in an orderly and effective manner. The meeting has confidence in this year's economic performance, and it is expected that the main objectives and tasks of economic and social development will be successfully completed throughout the year. From the perspective of future deployment, first, the positive attitude is unprecedented. The meeting mentioned that the policy will be more active and promising, and on the basis of counter-cyclical adjustment, it emphasized that the intensity should be "extraordinary" to offset "external shocks". We will implement a more proactive fiscal policy and a moderately loose monetary policy. Second, pay more attention to the actual effect of policies, not only to strengthen the forward-looking, targeted and effective regulation at the macro level, but also to promote the effectiveness of landmark reform measures in specific measures. Third, pay more attention to systematicness, emphasize "system integration and coordination", improve the toolbox, lay a good policy "combination boxing" and stabilize expectations.Yan Dongwei: The State Integrated Circuit Fund and Jing Guorui plan to reduce their shares by no more than 2%. Yan Dongwei announced that more than 5% of the company's shareholders, the State Integrated Circuit Fund and Jing Guorui, plan to reduce their shares through block trading due to their own capital needs. The National Integrated Circuit Fund plans to reduce its holdings by no more than 11.991 million shares, accounting for 1% of the company's total share capital; Jingguorui plans to reduce its holdings by no more than 11.991 million shares, accounting for 1% of the company's total share capital. The reduction period is from January 2, 2025 to April 1, 2025, and the reduction price will be determined according to the market price. 

USD/JPY rose more than 0.50% in the day and is now reported at 150.63.Jingxing Paper: The second phase of Malay project is expected to start in the first quarter of 2025. Jingxing Paper said in an institutional survey on December 9 that the capacity utilization rate of the company's packaging paper is relatively high, except for necessary maintenance and downtime, it is basically in the state of full-load operation, and the annual output this year is about 1.5 million tons. On the issue of the company's capital expenditure plan in the later period, Jingxing Paper said that the company's largest capital expenditure plan at present is the Malay Phase II project, which is expected to be officially launched in the first quarter of next year, with an estimated construction period of two years.Liang Wang was awarded the best men's doubles of the year. On December 9, Hangzhou, the awarding ceremony of the 2024 World Badminton Federation's Best Athlete of the Year Award and the Hall of Fame selection ceremony were held. Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang won the best men's doubles combination of the year.

Ningbo Energy: The subsidiary plans to acquire 100% equity of 22 related companies for 175 million yuan. Ningbo Energy announced that Langchen New Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company, plans to acquire 100% equity of 22 target companies directly or indirectly wholly-owned by Kunneng Group, a related party of the company, with an equity consideration of 175 million yuan. After deducting the undistributed profit of 46,656,600 yuan on the evaluation benchmark date, the actual equity payment amount is 128 million yuan. After the acquisition, Langchen New Energy plans to provide the target company with a loan of 243 million yuan to repay the loan of Kunneng Group and its related parties and pay dividend payable. At the same time, Xiang Lang Chenxin Energy Company increased its capital by 150 million yuan. This transaction constitutes a connected transaction and needs to be submitted to the company's shareholders' meeting for consideration. In the past 12 months, the company has not traded with Kunneng Group.New york cocoa futures on the Intercontinental Exchange jumped more than 4% to $10,271 a ton.Ministry of Health of Gaza: Since October 7, 2023, 44,758 Palestinians have been killed and 106,134 injured in Israeli military attacks on the Gaza.