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According to the Financial Times: UK financial regulators closed 100 investigations.

Trader: The Reserve Bank of India may sell dollars through state-owned banks to defend the rupee 90 mark.

The final value of India's manufacturing PMI in December was 55, which was expected to be 56.5 and the previous value of 55.7.

Hong Kong semiconductor stocks continued to strengthen. Huahong Semiconductor (01347.HK) rose by more than 8.5%, Xinzhi Holdings (02166.HK) rose by nearly 5%, China Electronics Huada Technology (00085.HK), SMIC (00981.HK) rose more than 3%, and Shanghai Fudan (01385.HK), Solomon Systech (02878.HK), and Hongguang Semiconductor (06908.HK) all rose 2%.

Hong Kong power equipment stocks rose strongly, with Goldwind Technology (02208.HK) rising by more than 9.5%, Shanghai Electric (02727.HK) rising by more than 3.5%, Xinyi Solar (00968.HK), Flat Glass (06865.HK) and GCL Technology (03800.HK) rose more than 3%, while Harbin Electric (01133.HK) and Dongfang Electric (01072.HK) rose more than 2%.

Hong Kong stock Biren Technology (06082.HK) rose rapidly on its first day of listing and is now up more than 114%, with a total market value approaching HK$100 billion.

At the opening of Hong Kong stocks, the Hang Seng Index opened up 0.34%, and the Stock Exchange Index opened up 0.58%; Biren Technology (06082.HK) opened up 82%, and Ctrip Group (09961.HK) and NetEase (09999.HK) both rose by more than 2.5%.

U.S. natural gas futures fell 3.00% during the day and are currently at $3.575/million British thermal units.

Bank of Korea Governor Lee Chang-yong: The Bank of Korea will review the forward guidance policy on the future interest rate path. The high USD/KRW exchange rate of 1,400 points seems to be far away from the fundamentals of the Korean economy.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 9.30 points, or 0.11%, on Friday, January 2, to 8705.00 points.

U.S. stock index futures opened slightly higher on Friday.

Australia's final S&P Global Manufacturing PMI value in December was 51.6, compared with the previous value of 52.2.

According to the International News Agency of Ukraine: A spokesman for the Ukrainian military said regarding the drone attack on a hotel in the city of Kherson that its troops only targeted Russian military facilities and energy sites.

White House: President Trump has signed an executive order modifying tariffs on lumber, lumber and their derivatives imported into the United States.

The head of the General Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces: The declassified data handed over by the United States came from a Ukrainian drone that flew to the Russian presidential palace, which will help determine the truth.

Swiss police said they could not rule out the possibility that foreign citizens were involved in the explosion. In addition, Switzerland’s attorney general said it was too early to draw any conclusions.

Governor of Kherson Oblast, Russia: An air danger warning has been issued for the Kherson region.

Russian Foreign Ministry: Those responsible for the attack on civilians in Horli, Kherson region will be inevitably punished.

Russian Human Rights Commissioner Moskalkova called on the international community to condemn the attacks by Ukrainian armed forces on civilians in the Kherson region.

Libya says Britain will analyze the black boxes from the plane crash that killed the general.