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African stock market | South Africa's stock index closed down more than 0.4%, led by basic metal mining stocks Glencore, Anglo-American and BHP Billiton. On Tuesday (December 10th), South Africa's FTSE /JSE Africa Leading 40 Tradeable Index closed down 0.44% to 78,703.60 points. Glencore, a constituent stock, closed down 2.56%, Anglo-American Company fell 1.99%, BHP Billiton Group fell 1.74%, ranking third from the bottom, Jintian Company rose 0.75%, ranking sixth, and harmony Gold rose 0.81%, ranking fifth. The South African rand is currently down 0.56% against the US dollar, temporarily reporting 17.8720 rand, which is the highest level since November 11, which was set on Monday.Qatari Foreign Ministry: Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed received a phone call from US Secretary of State Blinken.CEO of Goldman Sachs: The market's response to tariffs will depend on the specific implementation.

The CEO of Ultramicro Computer said that he believed that the company would not be delisted by Nasdaq.Boeing's share price rose by more than 5%, and it is expected to achieve the largest percentage increase since July 2023.The EU plans to issue 90 billion euros of bonds in the first half of 2025.

According to informed sources, Saudi sovereign wealth funds are close to reaching an agreement on investing in PGA Tour Enterprises.Microsoft shareholders voted against the bitcoin investment proposal, and the voting results showed that Microsoft's major shareholders opposed the company's bitcoin investment proposal on Tuesday. Earlier, Microsoft's board of directors urged shareholders to reject a suggestion from the National Center for Public Policy Research that the company invest 1% of its total assets in Bitcoin to hedge against inflation. At the annual meeting, Michael Seiler, chairman of MicroStrategy, gave a three-minute speech, trying to persuade Microsoft shareholders to support this proposal. His company has invested billions of dollars in bitcoin. The data shows that the largest shareholder of Microsoft is institutional investors, including Pioneer Pilot and BlackRock.According to informed sources, Saudi sovereign wealth funds are close to reaching an agreement on investing in PGA Tour Enterprises.