The merger of Guotai Junan Haitong Securities was approved by the shareholders' meeting, and the merger and reorganization of Guotai Junan and Haitong Securities completed a key step. On the evening of December 13, the two companies simultaneously announced the resolutions of the shareholders' meeting. The merger and reorganization transaction plan and other related proposals were reviewed by the shareholders' meeting and passed by high votes. The merger and reorganization of Guotai Junan and Haitong Securities is the first merger and reorganization of head brokers since the implementation of the new "National Nine Articles". It is also the largest A+H bilateral market merger and the largest integration case of listed brokers in the history of China capital market, and the largest M&A project in international investment banking since 2008, involving multi-business licenses and a number of domestic and foreign listed subsidiaries.The head of the region said that the Russian attack on the key infrastructure in the Ivano-Frankov region was the biggest attack on the region so far.From January to October, the national output of photovoltaic polysilicon, silicon wafers, batteries and components all increased by more than 20% year-on-year. According to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, from January to October 2024, China's photovoltaic industry operated smoothly as a whole. According to the announcement of photovoltaic industry norms, enterprise information and industry associations, the output of photovoltaic polysilicon, silicon wafers, batteries and components in China increased by more than 20% year-on-year, and the export volume of photovoltaic cells increased by more than 40%. In the polysilicon sector, the national output from January to October was about 1.58 million tons, up 39.0% year-on-year. In the silicon wafer link, the national output from January to October was about 608GW, and the export volume was about 53.2GW. In the battery sector, from January to October, the national output of crystalline silicon batteries was about 510GW, and the export volume was about 45.9GW. In terms of components, from January to October, the national output of crystalline silicon components was about 453GW, and the export volume was about 205.9GW.
Weixing Co., Ltd.: Compared with the first half of the year, the growth rate of acquiring orders in the second half of the year gradually declined, but the overall growth rate still maintained. Weixing Co., Ltd. recently said in a conference call that due to the influence of the terminal consumption boom, downstream brand customers were cautious in placing orders, and the growth rate of acquiring orders in the second half of the year gradually declined compared with the first half of the year, but the overall growth rate still maintained. In recent years, the company has mainly focused on promoting globalization strategy, intelligent manufacturing strategy and improving manufacturing level, technical level and product quality, and achieved certain results.On the 13th, coking coal fell by 2.15%, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the exchange data, as of December 13th, the main contract coking coal closed at 2501, up or down by -2.15%, with a turnover of 104,800 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were clear, and the difference position was 15,553 lots. The total contract turnover of coking coal futures was 180,200 lots, an increase of 8,845 lots over the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 163,200 lots, an increase of 4,563 lots over the previous day. The short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 194,300 lots, an increase of 5,926 lots over the previous day. (Sina Futures)On the 13th, caustic soda dropped by 3.03%, and the latest main contract positions changed as follows. According to the exchange data, as of December 13th, the main contract caustic soda 2501 closed, with a turnover of 57,100 lots. The position data showed that the top 20 seats were clear, and the difference position was 1,383 lots. The total contract turnover of caustic soda futures was 94,800 lots, an increase of 27,900 lots over the previous day. The first 20 seats in the contract held 71,100 lots, an increase of 2,202 lots over the previous day. Short positions in the top 20 seats of the contract were 72,700 lots, an increase of 1,157 lots over the previous day. (Sina Futures)
The head of the region said that the Russian attack on the key infrastructure in the Ivano-Frankov region was the biggest attack on the region so far.According to the data released by Shanghai Steel Union, the price of battery-grade lithium carbonate (in early trading) dropped by 100 yuan compared with the previous day, with an average price of 76,350 yuan/ton.Goldman Sachs lowered the UK's GDP growth forecast for 2024 from the previous 1.2% to 1.0%.