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Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index closed down 0.5% to 8,353.60 points.IG Group: The market liquidity problem leads to the widening of the spread between gold and silver. The financial institution IG Group: The higher spread between gold and silver is due to the disconnection between the spot market and the futures market, which leads to the liquidity provider (LP) greatly expanding the spread. In order to maintain the availability of the transaction, we adjusted the maximum spread accordingly. This is the problem of the whole market, not just the problem of IG Group.Canalys: It is estimated that the market size of generative AI will reach 72.8 billion dollars in 2029. According to Canalys' latest forecast, the global generative artificial intelligence (AI) market is still in its infancy, and it will grow fivefold in five years, from 14.6 billion dollars in 2024 to 72.8 billion dollars in 2029. Top applications include consumer, corporate services, retail, media and entertainment, and health care.

Can the continuous outbreak of the big consumption sector serve as the main line of the New Year? Can the continuous outbreak of the big consumer sector serve as the main line of the New Year? In this regard, Zhang Cuixia, the chief investment consultant of Jufeng Investment and the chief tutor and general manager of the investment and education division, believes that it is recommended to cash in before the year and operate according to the big-band thinking; Lin Longpeng, chief market analyst of Guotai Junan Securities Research Institute, believes that the big consumer sector is expected to have trading opportunities; Zhu Qi of Galaxy Securities believes that the follow-up policy support of the large consumer sector is expected to be strong, and the segmentation sector is bullish. (CBN)Airbnb announced the top ten outbound destinations for China users during the Spring Festival holiday. According to Airbnb's data from China, compared with the year-end holidays such as New Year's Day, the search enthusiasm of China users for outbound travel during the Spring Festival holiday has nearly tripled. The top ten outbound destinations are Japan, Thailand, New Zealand, Norway, Australia, South Korea, Malaysia, the United States, Italy and Indonesia, and Asia-Pacific destinations account for seven seats.Villagers: I am very assured that the income is also very good. The reporter learned from China Grain Storage Group that this year, China Grain Storage and its related enterprises increased the scale of domestic corn storage and storage in 2024 in major corn producing areas such as Northeast China. Up to now, China Grain Storage has set up more than 340 purchasing warehouses in major corn producing areas, which has actively played a role in stabilizing the market and stabilizing expectations. Guo Shiliang, a villager from Liufenzi Village, Ming 'an Town, Urad Qianqi, Bayannur City: I am very relieved, and my income is also very good. It provides us with a lot of convenience services. It is very convenient to unload grain on the same day and settle accounts on the same day without queuing. (CCTV News)

Hong Kong stocks continued to fall in the afternoon, and the Hang Seng Science and Technology Index fell by 1%, which once rose by more than 1%. The Hang Seng Index fell 0.5%.At midday, the main contract of alumina futures opened lower, and now it is down nearly 3% to 5101 yuan/ton. In the news, according to Shanghai Nonferrous Metals, on December 10th, 30,000 tons of alumina was sold overseas, with a transaction price of $680/mt FOB Western Australia, and the shipping date was in late January/early February.Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed down 39.40 points, or 0.47%, at 8353.60 points on Wednesday, December 11th.