U. S. stock index futures rose before the market opened and then fell. As of 21:54 Beijing time, only Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.04 per cent.

Market source:Yingwei financial situation

[hot news]

• A spokesman for China's Ministry of Commerce said at a regular news conference that high-level contacts in the economic and trade fields between the two sides have resumed after the heads of state of China and the United States spoke on November 1, while the working team is maintaining close contact. to conscientiously implement the consensus reached by the heads of state of the two countries.

• The pound tumbled against the dollar and the dollar index was boosted to return above the 97 mark as several British officials, including Brexit Minister Lab, announced their resignation. However, the trend of gold is tangled. On the one hand, a stronger dollar will depress the gold price, on the other hand, the sharp turn in the pessimistic outlook for Brexit has stimulated risk aversion in the market. The outlook for Brexit is so uncertain that the market does not even expect the Bank of England to raise interest rates in 2019.

• The number of first-time claims for unemployment benefits in the United States in the week of November 10 was 216000, compared with an expected 213000, compared with a previous value of 214000. The number of renewed claims for unemployment benefits for the week was 1.676 million, compared with an expected 1.625 million, compared with a previous figure of 1.623 million revised to 1.63 million.

• Us retail sales in October are 0.8% month-on-month and are expected to be 0.5%. The previous value of 0.1% was revised to-0.1%. Retail sales (except cars) in October are 0.7% month-on-month, with an expected 0.5%, with a previous value of-0.1%. Retail sales (excluding cars and gasoline) in October were 0.3% month-on-month, compared with an expected 0.4%, with a previous value of 0%.

【A Summary of Asia-Pacific Stock Market】

Japanese financial stocks led the decline, with the Nikkei 225 index falling 0.2% to 21803.62, weighed down by the stronger yen and falling yields on U.S. Treasuries.

The Hong Kong stock market was volatile in the early days, but rose in the afternoon, like most Asian markets, closing near intraday highs throughout the day, with technology stocks rebounding strongly. The hang Seng index rose 1.75 per cent to 26103.34, its highest close in a week and led the gains in Asian stocks today.

Shanghai and Shenzhen A shares closed higher, policies continued to protect, hot spots took turns, and the two markets climbed steadily. As of the close, the Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.36% to 2668.17 points, while the gem index rose 1.41% to 1405.25 points.

[important news of Chinese stocks]

$RYB Education Inc (RYB.US) $It plummeted 25% before trading and fell 21% recently.Prior to this, the State Council issued a number of opinions on deepening the reform and standardized development of preschool education, clearly calling for curbing excessive profit-seeking behavior. It is suggested that private parks are not allowed to be listed separately or as part of their assets. Listed companies shall not invest in for-profit kindergartens through financing through the stock market, or purchase for-profit kindergarten assets by issuing shares or paying cash. The opinion also said that the financial regulatory authorities should regulate the mergers and acquisitions of private parks, financing and listing.

$BABA (BABA.US) $/$Pinduoduo (PDD.US) $ According to Securities and Exchange Commission filings, Hillhouse Capital cleared its positions in the third quarter of 2018, including Baidu, Inc., NetEase, Inc, TripAdvisor and EA.New entrants Pinduoduo, Nike Inc, Apple Inc, Bilibili Inc., Alphabet Inc-CL C, Amazon.Com Inc；Greatly reduce BABA's position by more than 90%.In the JOYY Inc era, nearly 80% of positions were reduced, while iQIYI, Inc., Facebook and 58.com cut positions by 40% and 50% respectively. The shareholdings of JD.com, Snap Inc, Moody's Corporation and other companies remain unchanged. In addition, Temasek Holdings reduced his holdings of BABA and JD.com in the third quarter.

[important news from American companies]

$Facebook Inc (FB.US) $It was down 1.7% before trading. Facebook Inc expanded his relationship with Definers, a Washington-based public relations firm, in October 2017 after outcry, according to an article published in the New York Times on Nov. 15. The Washington-based public relations firm has written dozens of articles criticizing Facebook Inc's competitors Alphabet Inc-CL C and Apple Inc. The media also pointed out that while the public relations firm was writing articles attacking Alphabet Inc-CL C and Apple Inc, Facebook Inc was deeply involved in helping Russia interfere with public opinion in the US election, which not only played down the impact of the incident, but also published on the NTK Network website, which is often followed by political conservative media, in an attempt to influence this group of people.

$Walmart Inc (WMT.US) $Reported an increase in quarterly sales and continued to achieve a series of solid growth. Us same-store sales rose 3.4% in the quarter ended Oct. 26, including a 43% increase in e-commerce revenue. Walmart Inc raised its profit forecast for the fiscal year to January, saying it expected earnings per share of between $4.75 and $4.85, up from the range of $4.65 to $4.80 given in October.Walmart Inc rose as much as 1.8 per cent before the session.

$Cisco Systems (CSCO.US) $Before trading, it rose 5.7%, but now it is up 4.13%.Cisco Systems's first-quarter net profit was $3.5 billion, up 48 per cent from $2.4 billion in the same period last year, while net revenue was $13.1 billion, up 8 per cent from $12.1 billion in the same period last year. The results beat Wall Street analysts' expectations.

$Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.US) $After being asked to reduce the price of its aircraft, it won a contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to order 255 Fmuri 35 jets for a total price of about $22.7 billion.

$Penny Department Store (JCP.US) $Shares tumbled 12% before trading on Thursday.Earlier, the department store retailer reported weaker-than-expected sales figures for the third quarter. The loss for the quarter was $151 million, or 48 cents per share, compared with a loss of $125 million, or 40 cents per share, in the same period last year. The adjusted loss per share was 52 cents, better than the 56 cents per share expected by FactSet.