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African stock market | The South African stock index closed up by about 0.9%, and the Rand rose by over 1.5%. On Monday (December 9), the FTSE /JSE Africa Leading 40 tradable index closed up by 0.87% to 79,049.13 points, approaching the closing position of 79,132.88 points on October 29, and the highest closing position of 79,510.60 points on September 27. Sibanye Stillwater, a constituent stock, closed up by 5.96%, EXX, a large coal and heavy mineral mining company, closed up by 5.91%, and HAR.SJ, a harmony gold company, rose by 4.92%, which broke away from the lowest closing position since September 11th and reached a record high on October 22nd. Glencore (GLN) rose by 3.97% and Jintian. At present, the South African rand has closed up more than 1.5% against the US dollar, temporarily reporting 17.7385 rand, approaching the top of 17.5609 rand on November 11, and once fell back to 18.3951 rand on November 14.The random shooting incident in Damascus, the capital of Syria, has killed 28 people. It was learned on the 9th local time that the random shooting incident in Damascus, the capital of Syria, the previous day had killed 28 people. (CCTV)According to the report on the inspection quantity of American wheat export, according to the data of the US Department of Agriculture, as of the week of December 5, 2024, the inspection quantity of American wheat export was 226,513 tons, and the previous week was revised to 298,550 tons, with an initial value of 296,106 tons. In the week of December 7, 2023, the US wheat export inspection volume was 293,756 tons. So far this crop year, the total amount of wheat export inspection in the United States is 11,217,114 tons, compared with 8,629,970 tons in the same period last year. The American wheat crop year begins on June 1st.

Yizi is said to explore the acquisition of Hershey, an American chocolate manufacturer, which is expected to create a new food giant. According to informed sources, Yizi International, a snack and candy company, is exploring the acquisition of Hershey, a well-known American chocolate manufacturer. This potential transaction is expected to create a food giant with a total sales of nearly 50 billion US dollars. By the end of last week, the market value of Yizi was about $84 billion, compared with $35 billion at Hershey.Robusta coffee futures in London rose more than 3% to $5,288 a ton.In November, the new york Fed's one-year inflation forecast was 2.97%, with the previous value of 2.87%.

Turkish Foreign Minister and UN Secretary-General discussed the situation in Syria and the region by telephone. Turkish diplomatic sources said on December 9 local time that Turkish Foreign Minister Feidan had a telephone conversation with UN Secretary-General Guterres that day. During the talks, the two sides discussed the latest situation in Syria and the region, focusing on how the international community, especially the United Nations, can ensure a smooth political transition in Syria and what measures can be taken in providing humanitarian assistance and reconstruction. (CCTV)Turkish President Erdogan: Turkey has always been a safe haven for Syrians fleeing the war.The won fell more than 0.5% on Monday, approaching the bottom of 1444 won in recent days. On Monday (December 9), the won finally fell by 0.54% against the US dollar to 1430.64 won, and the intraday trading range was 1425.04-1438.42 won, continuing to approach the 1444.09 won that fell on December 3 ("curfew farce night").