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Chinese securities stocks in Hong Kong stocks rose in the afternoon. Hongye Futures (03678.HK) rose by more than 5%, Huatai Securities (06886.HK) rose by more than 3%, and Orient Securities (03958.HK), GF Securities (01776.HK) followed suit.

Japan's 5-year government bond yield rose 2.5 basis points to 1.435%.

Market news: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at the Indian Presidential Palace. Before bilateral talks, Indian Prime Minister Modi welcomed Putin at the official welcome ceremony.

According to Interfax: The Kremlin said there are currently no plans for a phone call between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President Trump.

According to Interfax: The Kremlin said that Russian President Vladimir Putin was waiting for the United States' reaction after meeting with Witkov.

Hong Kong insurance stocks continued to rise in the afternoon. Ping An of China (02318.HK) rose by more than 5%, China Taiping (00966.HK) rose by nearly 4%, China Pacific Insurance (02601.HK), China Life (02628.HK), etc. followed suit.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed up 16.20 points, or 0.19%, on December 5 (Friday), at 8634.60 points.

India's central bank deposit reserve ratio is 4% as of December 5, 3% is expected, and the previous value was 4%.

The initial value of Japan's leading indicator for October was 110, compared with the expected 109.3 and the previous value of 108.6.

The preliminary value of Japan's synchronized indicator for October was 115.4, which was expected to be 115 and the previous value was 114.6.

The initial monthly rate of Japan's leading indicators in October was 1.8%, compared with the previous value of 1.6%.

The initial monthly rate of Japan's synchronized indicator in October was 0.5%, compared with the previous value of 1.8%.

Sources: India's Bharat Petroleum Corporation purchased 2 million barrels of Russian Urals crude and 2 million barrels of non-sanctioned entity CPC blends for January loading.

As of December 5, the central bank's reverse repurchase rate is 3.35%, from the previous value of 3.35%.

Governor of the Reserve Bank of India: The economy has shown resilience and India is expected to achieve high growth.

Governor of the Reserve Bank of India: Reaching trade agreements with many countries may bring potential benefits.

The Governor of the Reserve Bank of India: The dollar-rupee swap has a term of 3 years and will be implemented this month.

RBI Governor: We are committed to providing adequate and durable liquidity.

Governor of the Reserve Bank of India: As of November 28, India’s foreign exchange reserves were US$686 billion.

Governor of the Bank of India: Real GDP growth is expected to be 6.7% in the first quarter; CPI is expected to be 2% in fiscal 2026, compared with the previous expectation of 2.6%.