WTI crude oil futures closed up $1.27, or more than 1.81%, to $71.29/barrel, approaching the closing price of $71.96 on November 7, with a cumulative increase of more than 6.08% this week.Competition in the anode material market intensifies enterprises' multi-pronged response to the challenge. According to the news of WeChat official account, the official WeChat of Dow Technology, on December 13th, Dow Technology recently signed the Project Technology Entrustment Development Contract with the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, entrusting the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China with the research and development of ultra-thin metallic lithium anode materials, and accelerating the commercialization of solid-state lithium batteries. As one of the four main materials of lithium battery, the anode material directly affects the energy density and cycle performance of lithium battery. At present, artificial graphite is the main anode material. Affected by the mismatch between supply and demand, the market competition of anode materials is in a white-hot situation. The price of anode materials is low, and it has become a consensus in the industry to reduce costs and increase efficiency. Negative electrode material manufacturers actively develop new products, optimize production technology, improve production efficiency, and take a multi-pronged approach to meet market challenges. (CSI)The Swiss government has decided to cancel India's "most favored nation" treatment, which means that Indian multinational companies will face the reality of tax increase by Switzerland from 2025. A year ago, the Supreme Court of India ruled that Swiss companies such as Nestle could not ask the Indian government to reduce their tax burden under the most-favored-nation (NFN) clause.
Post Holdings is working with bankers to explore the merger with Lamb Weston.On Friday (December 13th), the won finally fell by 0.38% to 1,435.34 won against the US dollar, approaching the bottom of 1,444.09 won on December 4th, when the "curfew farce night" appeared, with a cumulative drop of 0.87% this week. South Korea's ETF EWY, which is listed in the US, is currently up 0.70% to $55.87, and has risen 1.65% so far this week.Finance Minister of Canada: The sale of shares of Air Canada Government will be announced in the next few days.
Hang Seng Index futures closed down 0.28% at 19,965 points, with a low water level of 6 points.There are about 50 cases of A-share cross-border semiconductor industry frequently this year. Recently, Youa, a leading department store retail enterprise, issued a plan saying that it intends to purchase 100% equity of Shenzhen Shangyangtong Technology Co., Ltd. by issuing shares and paying cash, and raise matching funds, thus entering the field of semiconductor power devices across the border. The target of the merger had previously applied for an IPO in science and technology innovation board, but the order had been withdrawn. After the resumption of trading of Youa shares, the company's share price has been unlimited for three consecutive days. Since the beginning of this year, A-share listed companies have seen an endless stream of M&A and investment cases around semiconductor industry chain projects and assets. As of December 13th, about 50 listed companies have disclosed relevant major asset restructuring plans or investment progress. In addition to Youa shares, listed companies such as Shuangcheng Pharmaceutical, Yanggu Huatai, Baiao Chemical and Guangzhi Technology have also chosen cross-border mergers and acquisitions and laid out semiconductor industry chains. (SSE)Newman Mining fell 3%, testing a 61.8% Fibonacci retracement near $41.