GBP/USD fell more than 0.50% in the day, and now it is reported at 1.2611.Alumina broke away from last week's record high, and panic buying related to Guinea subsided. LME copper futures closed down 39 US dollars to 9052 US dollars/ton. LME aluminum closed up $6 to $2,605/ton. LME zinc futures closed up $20 to $3,096/ton. LME lead closed up $4 to $2010/ton. LME nickel futures closed down $306 to $15,862/ton. LME tin closed down $437 to $29,097/ton. LME cobalt was flat at $24,300/ton.Market information: According to satellite photo analysis and Ukrainian intelligence assessment, Russia seems to be withdrawing some troops from Syria after the sudden collapse of the Assad regime.
Market News: Russian Internet regulators have blocked Viber's domestic instant messaging service.The US media said that Trump proposed that the EU send peacekeepers to Ukraine. On December 12, the US Wall Street Journal quoted people familiar with the matter as saying that US President-elect Trump had proposed that EU member States send peacekeepers to Ukraine to monitor the possible ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia. (CCTV International News)European natural gas futures fell by more than 11% this week, and the EU carbon tax fell by about 6%. At the end of the European market on Friday (December 13th), ICE UK natural gas futures fell by 3.41% to 102.560p/kcal, with a cumulative decline of 11.49% this week. TTF benchmark Dutch natural gas futures fell 3.57% to 41.030 Euro/MWh, down 11.67% this week. ICE EU carbon emissions trading license (futures price) fell 2.80% to 64.25 euros/ton, down 5.94% this week.
Brazil's central bank will provide at least $1 billion in spot dollar auctions. The decline of the Brazilian real against the US dollar narrowed.The U.S. military said that drones were found over the U.S. military base in Germany. A spokesman for the U.S. Air Force said that drones were found flying over the U.S. air base in Ramstein, Germany, in early December, and the residents, facilities or assets of the base were not affected. A source said that the German authorities did not find the operator of the drone, but ruled out the possibility that the drone was operated by amateurs.NVIDIA position stock SoundHound AI soared nearly 16% in intraday trading, and has risen over 650% year-to-date, far exceeding NVIDIA's growth rate.