Charles schwab fell 4.8% to test the support level since May's high.International precious metal futures generally closed down, COMEX gold futures fell 1.61% to US$ 2,665.9 per ounce, and COMEX silver futures fell 1.96% to US$ 31 per ounce.CFTC: The net long position of gold, silver and copper reached a five-week high. CFTC: In the week of December 10th, the net long position of COMEX gold held by speculators increased by 18,792 contracts to 220,189 contracts, a five-week high. The net long position of COMEX silver increased to 30,685 contracts, a five-week high. The net long position of COMEX copper increased to 12,635 contracts, a five-week high. The net long position of NYMEX platinum held will reach a three-month low of2,892 contracts. The net short position of NYMEX palladium increased to 7,621 contracts, a record high of more than two months.
Brazilian President Lula is still in need of special medical care when his condition improves and he can walk normally. On December 13th, local time, according to the latest announcement issued by the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Brazilian President Lula is now in better condition. Although he is still hospitalized and receiving special medical care, his mind is clear and he can clearly identify his direction. It is reported that on the evening of the 12th, the hospital removed the intracranial drainage tube placed after operation for Lula. Now Lula has returned to a normal diet, and the hospital will continue to monitor and observe his health. Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was sent to hospital for headache on the evening of 9th local time, and was later diagnosed as intracranial hemorrhage by doctors. He underwent surgery at the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sã o Paulo, and underwent surgery again on the morning of 12th to reduce the risk of future head hemorrhage.The European stock "Ocean's Eleven" | Novo Nordisk closed down about 3.9%, with a cumulative drop of over 4% this week. On Friday (December 13th), ASML Holdings Amsterdam's share price (ASML.NA) closed up 0.64% to 687.70 euros, up 1.49% this week. NOVOB.DC, the share price of Novo Nordisk Copenhagen, closed down 3.89% to 754.00 (Danish kroner), down 4.01% this week. Sanofi closed down 1.68%, 3.34% tired this week; LVMH Group fell by 1.08% and rose by 1.32% this week; AstraZeneca fell by 0.95% and fell by 1.75% this week; Roche Pharmaceuticals fell 0.9%, down 1.48% this week; Novartis Pharmaceuticals fell 0.36%, down 2.30% this week; GlaxoSmithKline fell 0.34%, down 1.08% this week; L 'Oré al fell by 0.33%, and fell by 0.07% this week; Germany SAP SAP fell by 0.19%, and this week it rose by 0.12%. Nestle rose 0.37% and fell 0.77% this week.The FTSE A50 futures index closed down 0.05% at 13,291.000 points in a row.
Mine explosions and attacks in central Sudan killed 18 civilians. According to the news released by Sudanese media and non-governmental organizations on the 13th, mine explosions and attacks occurred in Sennar State and Gezira State in central Sudan on the 13th and 12th respectively, resulting in 18 civilian deaths.The international gold price plunged, and the COMEX gold main contract fell by 1.3%, approaching the $2,670 mark.The Federal Reserve accepted a total of $135.777 billion from 44 counterparties in the fixed-rate reverse repurchase operation.