The futures of the three major stock indexes fell before the US stock market opened on Friday.

[hot news]

• Tariff Commission of the State Council: suspension of tariffs on cars and parts originating in the United States for 3 monthsCovering 211 tax items. From January 1 to March 31 next year, the 25% tariff and 5% tariff imposed by the collection office will be suspended for 116 and 67 items, respectively. See for detailsChina has decided to suspend tariffs on American cars and parts for three months

• The National Bureau of Statistics releases economic data for November:The growth rate of industrial added value above scale slowed to 5.4% year-on-year, and the growth rate of retail sales of social consumer goods slowed to 8.1% year-on-year, both of which fell short of market expectations.The growth rate of consumption was the lowest since May 2003.

• Eurozone economic data are also not satisfactory, with the latest PMI reports from France, Germany and the eurozone confirming that the economic data mentioned by Draghi overnight were lower than expected, adding to concerns about downside risks to economic growth.
  

[Asia-Pacific Stock Market Summary]

Asian stocks fell across the board on Friday.

Japan's Nikkei index fell sharply on Friday, led by large stocks such as Softbank Corp., and the Nikkei index closed down 2 per cent.

The Hang Seng Index fell 1.62%, while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index both fell 1.87%.

A shares fell on Friday, with the Shanghai Composite Index down 1.53% and the Shenzhen Composite Index down 2.29%.

[important news of Chinese stocks]

China-listed stocks fell before the day.

$Aikang State Guest (KANG.US) $It was up 10% before trading.New progress in privatizationThe two parties are currently expected to conclude the merger in January 2019, subject to the termination conditions set out in the revised merger agreement.

[important news from American companies]

U. S. auto stocks rose first and then fell after the news from the State Department that tariffs on American cars and parts were suspended. As of the press release$Ford Motor (F.US) $Down 0.24%,$General Motors Co (GM.US) $Down 0.06%.

$Tesla, Inc. (TSLA.US) $It was down 0.81% before trading.Tesla, Inc. China lowered the prices of Model S and Model X.

$Canada Goose Holdings (GOOS.US) $: down 2.82% before trading. The opening of the flagship Sanlitun store in Beijing, originally scheduled to open on Saturday, December 15, will be delayed due to construction, and the exact opening time will be announced separately through official channels, Canadian goose official Weibo Corp said.

$Apple Inc (AAPL.US) $It was down 1.19% before trading.Guo Mingyi, an analyst at Tianfeng International Securities, expects iPhone shipments to be 3800-42 million units in the first quarter of next year, 9 million-10 million units less than the previous estimate, or about 20% lower.