OPEC Monthly Report: Russia slightly cut its oil production in November. On Wednesday, OPEC quoted data from second-hand sources as saying that Russia's crude oil production in November decreased slightly by 0.7 million barrels per day to about 8.99 million barrels per day. This is basically consistent with Russia's monthly production quota of 8.98 million barrels under the OPEC+agreement (including voluntary production reduction). Russia promised to cut production in October and November this year and from March to September next year to make up for the excess production since April. The output of Iraq and Kazakhstan has also been higher than the target, and they also promised to further reduce production to compensate for their excess production.The European Stoxx 600 Bank Stock Index hit a new high since August 2015, up 0.27%.The USD/JPY intraday increase of USD/JPY expanded to 0.50% and is now reported at 152.72.
At the opening of the night session, the main contract of No.20 glue rose by nearly 2%, and the main contracts of low sulfur fuel oil (LU) and coking coal rose by over 1%. In terms of decline, the main contract of alumina fell by more than 1%, and the main contract of palm oil and soybean meal fell by nearly 1%.Senior energy safety official: Poland will start looking for partners for the construction of the second nuclear power plant in early 2025.HSBC is studying plans to cut costs by at least $3 billion. On December 11th, it was reported that HSBC Holdings was studying plans to cut costs by at least $3 billion. According to people familiar with the matter, HSBC told managers last week that its reform would not be completed until June 2025. These people said that the total cost savings are still in progress, but executives hope that this work will help them reduce their expenses by at least $3 billion.
From January to November, the oil and gas production of SOCAR Company in Azerbaijan decreased year-on-year.India's NIFTY metal index rose by 1.25%.Huayuan Real Estate: It is planned to transfer the assets and liabilities related to real estate development business to Huayuan Group, the controlling shareholder of the company. Huayuan Real Estate announced the change, and the company is planning major asset sales and related transactions. It is planned to transfer the assets and liabilities related to real estate development business to Huayuan Group, the controlling shareholder of the company, that is, the company plans to transfer 100% equity of Huayuan Real Estate. As of the evaluation benchmark date (April 30, 2024), the company's receivables from Huayuan Real Estate and its subsidiaries are as follows.