On the African stock market, on Wednesday (December 11th), South Africa's FTSE /JSE Africa Top 40 tradable index closed down 0.29% to 78,478.82 points. The constituent stock Angra Ashanti Gold rose by 3.06%, ranking second. The South African rand rose 0.57% against the US dollar, reaching a new high of 17.6846 rand.A refugee camp in western Sudan was shelled, killing 15 people. On December 11th, local time, the Hill Resistance Committee, the local organization law of Darfur in western Sudan, said that Zam Zam refugee camp in Northern Darfur was shelled by Sudan Rapid Support Force that day, killing 15 people and injuring 60 others. (CCTV)The "Silk Road Ark" hospital ship carried out three-dimensional medical rescue drills in the South China Sea. Recently, the Navy "Silk Road Ark" hospital ship carried out three-dimensional medical rescue drills in the South China Sea, focusing on joint search and rescue, emergency medical rescue, wartime emergency handling and other subjects for inspection assessment. The assessment team randomly issued hundreds of assessment scenarios to effectively test the emergency response ability of all hospital ship personnel. (CCTV)
Lead closed down more than 1%, nickel and tin closed up, and LME copper closed down $24 to $9,192/ton. LME aluminum closed down $8 to $2,601/ton. LME zinc futures closed down $10 to $3,126/ton. LME lead closed down $22 to $2,043/ton. LME nickel futures closed up $143 to $15,858/ton. LME tin closed up $181 to $29,957/ton. LME cobalt was flat at $24,300/ton.Spanish Foreign Minister: There are several red lines on the Syrian issue that must be put on the table immediately. The future of Syria must be peaceful. Human rights and the rights of ethnic minorities in Syria must be respected. We must act quickly.WTI crude oil rose by 2.0% in the day, above the psychological mark of $70/barrel.
Israel lifted the restrictions on the northern part of the Golan Heights. The IDF released a message on the evening of 11th local time, saying that after the assessment by the IDF Homeland Defense Command, Israeli Defense Minister Katz approved the lifting of the restrictions on the northern part of the Golan Heights, and the allowed scale of activities changed from partial activities to full-scale activities. With the cease-fire between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon starting last month, this is the first time that the restrictions in the region have been relaxed.Spanish Foreign Minister: The two-state solution is the solution to the Middle East issue.The previous crude oil futures 2401 contract closed up 1.28% at 536.70 yuan/barrel. Shanghai Gold closed up 0.64% and Shanghai Bank closed up 0.04%.