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The U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is investigating the BBC's editing of Trump's January 6 speech.

German antitrust authorities are considering filing a lawsuit against SAP.

German Foreign Minister Waldful: Any dialogue on peace must include Ukraine, and Europe must also be involved.

German Foreign Minister Waldful: We welcome all attempts to discuss peace in Ukraine, but first Russia must stop its aggressive behavior.

Hungarian Foreign Minister: EU should stop all funding to Ukraine due to corruption scandal.

Bank of Japan: Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will attend an event hosted by the Financial Times on December 9.

At the close of Hong Kong stocks, the Hang Seng Index closed up 0.02%, and the Science and Technology Index closed down 0.58%; Chuangke Industrial (00669.HK) rose by more than 5%, Li Ning (02331.HK) rose by 4%; Xpeng Motors (09868.HK) fell by more than 5%, and Ctrip Group (09961.HK) fell by more than 3%.

Spanish Foreign Minister Alvarez: Any peace plan for Ukraine must ensure the existence of a sovereign Ukrainian state.

Europe's Stoxx 600 technology index rose 1.7%.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Hyundai Motor America is recalling 85,043 U.S. vehicles and Kia America is recalling 250,547 U.S. vehicles.

HSBC expects the India SENSEX index to reach 94,000 points by the end of 2026 as earnings recover and valuations cool.

A spokesman for French electricity transmission system operator RTE: The power outage in some areas of Paris was caused by a technical failure in the substation. The exact cause is unclear and an investigation is currently underway.

French Foreign Minister Barrot: It is Russia under Putin that is blocking peace in Ukraine.

Hong Kong new energy materials stocks continued to fall sharply in the afternoon, with Central New Energy (01735.HK) falling by 16.5%, Reshaping Energy (02570.HK) falling by more than 6%, and Yihuatong (0240) 2.HK) fell more than 4%, Xinte Energy (01799.HK) and GCL Technology (03800.HK) both fell more than 4%, and Flat Glass (06865.HK) fell more than 2.5%.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Karas: For any peace plan in Ukraine to be effective, it must involve Ukrainians and Europeans.

Polish Foreign Minister: We appreciate the peace efforts against Ukraine, but as a European country we expect to be able to participate in consultations.

French Foreign Minister Barrow: We hope that Ukraine will achieve a just peace.

Sources said Japan needs to issue more bonds to raise funds.

Sources said Japan plans to launch a new spending plan of 17.7 trillion yen.

Switzerland's actual monthly import rate after seasonally adjustment in October was 0.1%, compared with the previous value of 1.90%.