Institution: The battery price stabilized in November, and it is expected to rise slightly in 2025. On December 12, according to the latest research of TrendForce Jibang Consulting, in November 2024, the sales of electric vehicles in China continued to increase, which boosted the demand for power batteries, and the price of Ferrous lithium phosphate batteries remained stable, while the ternary batteries declined slightly. The demand for batteries in the energy storage market maintained the peak season characteristics, and with the price advantage of large-capacity batteries, the proportion of shipments increased. However, the average price of energy storage batteries continued to decline in November due to the slowdown in demand for orders at the end of the year. The agency expects that the price of some lithium battery materials may rise slightly in the peak season of 2025, which is expected to repair the serious losses of the company in the early stage. However, due to the fact that the relationship between supply and demand has not changed from surplus to shortage, the expected increase in material prices is limited, and battery manufacturers actively control costs, the battery price trend will be stable next year.Sumeida: The first batch of production equipment was shipped out of Malaysia's sunscreen series products project. According to Sumeida, in the fourth quarter of 2024, Sumeida went all out to sprint the annual target and task, and the project of Malaysia's sunscreen series products with an annual output of 10,000 tons cooperated with Nanjing Kesi Chemical Co., Ltd. realized the first batch of production equipment delivery, adding more help to escort domestic customers to the sea. The equipment shipped this time includes storage tanks, reaction vessels, distillation columns, dryers, etc. The total cargo volume is estimated to be nearly 80,000 cubic meters, which will be used for the production of various sunscreens in customers' factories in Malaysia. In recent years, technology companies have kept up with the upsurge of enterprises going to sea in China, and are committed to providing comprehensive service solutions for Chinese enterprises going to sea. In the first three quarters of this year, the cumulative amount of mechanical and electrical equipment shipped by technology companies increased by 363% year-on-year.Insurance stocks of Hong Kong stocks rose, with New China Life Insurance (01336.HK) rising by over 4%, China Life Insurance (02628.HK) rising by 3.6%, China Ping An (02318.HK) rising by over 3%, followed by People's Insurance Group of China (01339.HK) and China Pacific Insurance (02601.HK).
This year, the amount of M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong has reached 38 billion US dollars, which has triggered a rare bidding war. This year is expected to be the busiest year for M&A transactions involving listed companies in Hong Kong in the past decade, with industries ranging from skin care products to logistics real estate, and the bidding war has also warmed up. It is reported that China Mobile's bid for Hongkong Broadband may face competition from American private equity firm I Squared Capital. Bi Hua, chairman of Fenmei Packaging, is negotiating with Qihao Capital to jointly counter the privatization offer of Shandong Xinjufeng. The data shows that the scale of M&A transactions for listed companies in Hong Kong has reached $38 billion this year, the highest level since 2017, including the merger of Guotai Junan Securities and Haitong Securities, a smaller competitor, to become the largest brokerage firm in China.Thai Prime Minister: Energy prices will fall next year.Alibaba Central China Headquarters Project has been put into commercial operation. According to the news of China Construction Eighth Bureau, Alibaba Central China Headquarters Project, which was built by China Construction Eighth Bureau, has been put into commercial operation recently. The project is located in Wuchang District, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, with a total construction area of about 452,200 square meters. The format is mainly commercial complex and office space, consisting of two super-high-rise office towers, commercial podium and four-story basement.
NASA: Navigation failure caused the mission of the "Wit" Mars helicopter to end. NASA said on December 11 that the investigation and evaluation of the "Wit" Mars helicopter showed that the navigation system failure was the cause of the rotor damage and the end of the mission during its landing. The "Wit" helicopter landed on Mars with the American "Perseverance" rover on February 18th, 2021. It weighs about 1.8 kilograms, has four rotors, and is powered by solar panels for lithium batteries. On April 19th of the same year, Wit completed its first flight on Mars. On January 18th this year, Wit made its 72nd and last flight to Mars. Because its rotor blades were damaged during the landing, it could not fly again, and NASA announced the end of its mission. On the 11th, NASA announced the investigation results of the last flight of Wit. The evaluation shows that the navigation system of "Wit" can't provide accurate data during its flight, causing a series of failures, leading to the end of its mission. (Xinhua News Agency)Prime Minister of Thailand: It is estimated that the GDP growth rate will exceed 3% in the fourth quarter.Nine of the top ten stocks rose, while the A50ETF Huabao (159596) rose linearly, and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited rose by nearly 3%. On December 11th, near midday, driven by big finance, the three indexes rose rapidly. By midday, the A50ETF Huabao (159596) rose by 0.9%, with a turnover of 83.4 million yuan. In terms of constituent stocks, 9 of the top ten awkward stocks rose. In terms of rising, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited led the rise by nearly 3%, and China Ping An, CITIC Securities and other stocks followed suit; In terms of decline, only Hengrui Pharma fell. According to the strategists of SDIC Securities, the strategic elements to promote the stock market upward from the perspective of "liquidity" are complete. The market based on the "fundamental" perspective is to pay attention to the recovery of M1 for more than two consecutive months. Looking back at history, after M1 rebounded from the bottom for more than two consecutive months, the market sector represented by consumption and pro-cyclical sectors will start pricing, and then a style switch for fundamental pricing may be formed.