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Huitai Medical: Using raised funds and self-owned funds to increase capital of 700 million yuan to wholly-owned subsidiaries. Huitai Medical announced that the company held the 20th meeting of the second board of directors and the 17th meeting of the second board of supervisors on December 12, 2024, and reviewed and approved the Proposal on Using raised funds and self-owned funds to increase capital to wholly-owned subsidiaries. The company agreed to increase its capital by 700 million yuan to Shanghai Hongtong Industrial Co., Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary, of which 438 million yuan of interest-bearing loans provided to Shanghai Hongtong with raised funds were converted into capital increase, and 262 million yuan was increased with its own funds. After the capital increase is completed, the registered capital of Shanghai Hongtong will increase from RMB 18,489,300 to RMB 26,548,200, and it will remain a wholly-owned subsidiary of the company.Li Yunze met with Timothy Geithner, Chairman of Huaping Investment Group, USA. Recently, Li Yunze, Party Secretary and Director of State Financial Supervision and Administration, met with TimothyF.Geithner, Chairman of Huaping Investment Group, USA and his party. The two sides exchanged views on the macroeconomic and financial situation, the development prospect of China's financial industry and Huaping's investment and development in China.Market News: Argentine President Milei met with Rio Tinto CEO Meloni in Rome.

Shanghai Shipping Exchange: The transportation demand of Persian Gulf routes remained high, and the market freight rate continued to rise this week. On December 13th, according to the news of Shanghai Shipping Exchange, this week, the export container transportation market in China was basically stable, and different routes were divided due to their different trends of supply and demand fundamentals, and the comprehensive index rose. On European routes, the growth of transportation demand is weak, the fundamentals of supply and demand lack further support, and the booking price in the spot market drops slightly. On the North American route, the transportation demand is generally stable, and the relationship between supply and demand is basically balanced. Major airlines push the freight rate up, and the spot market booking price rises sharply. On the Persian Gulf route, the transportation demand remained high, and the market freight rate continued to be supported by the local tension. This week, the market freight rate continued to rise. On the Australia-New Zealand route, the local demand for various materials showed signs of stabilization, the fundamentals of supply and demand improved, and the market freight rate stopped falling and rebounded. On the South American route, the transportation demand lacks the motivation for further growth, and the fundamentals of supply and demand weaken. This week, the spot market booking price dropped slightly.Market News: It is reported that Iraq's strategic wheat reserve is enough to meet the consumption for more than six months.The Baltic dry bulk freight index fell 0.38% to 1051 points.

Guoyuan Securities: A special dividend plan was drawn up and announced by Guoyuan Securities. On December 13, 2024, the company held the 20th meeting of the 10th Board of Directors and the 11th meeting of the 10th Board of Supervisors, at which the Proposal on Special Dividend Plan was reviewed and approved. As of September 30, 2024, the accumulated undistributed profit of the company was 7.743 billion yuan, and the accumulated distributable profit of the parent company was 5.262 billion yuan. In order to enhance the investor's sense of gain and improve the investor's return level, the company has drawn up a special dividend plan: based on the existing total share capital of 4.364 billion shares, a cash dividend of 0.60 yuan will be distributed to all shareholders for every 10 shares, and a total cash dividend of 262 million yuan will be distributed. No bonus shares will be distributed, and capital will not be increased from the provident fund.Haitian Weiye, a soy sauce manufacturer, is reported to have hired a bank to handle the listing in Hong Kong. According to informed sources, Haitian Weiye, one of the largest condiment manufacturers in China, has hired CICC, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to handle the second listing in Hong Kong, which may raise at least $1.5 billion. According to people familiar with the matter, Haitian plans to submit a preliminary prospectus to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as early as January.The balance of A-share financing reached a new high in nine years. Since the fourth quarter, the net purchase amount of financing in 12 industries has exceeded 10 billion yuan. As of December 12, the balance of A-share financing was 1,882.656 billion yuan, a new high since August 2015. Since the fourth quarter, the market financing balance has grown rapidly. The latest financing balance was 1,882.656 billion yuan, an increase of 452.006 billion yuan or 31.59% compared with the financing balance of 1,430.650 billion yuan on September 30. During the period, the net purchase amount of financing in 12 industries exceeded 10 billion yuan. Electronics, computers, non-bank finance and machinery and equipment ranked in the top four, with the amounts of 77.849 billion yuan, 50.709 billion yuan, 49.201 billion yuan and 31.068 billion yuan in turn. In proportion, the latest financing balance of electronics, mechanical equipment and computers increased by more than 50% compared with that before the fourth quarter; The growth rate of media, communications and automobiles is also higher than 40%. In terms of individual stocks, Oriental Fortune received the most financing customers, with a net purchase amount of 15.892 billion yuan; SMIC ranked second with a net purchase of 5.515 billion yuan; Jianghuai Automobile ranked third with a net purchase of 4.122 billion yuan. Among the TOP20 stocks, there are many non-bank financial, automobile, computer and semiconductor stocks, accounting for 50% of the total. (data treasure)