The UK's core retail sales monthly rate in December was -0.6%, seasonally adjusted, in line with expectations of 0.1%. The previous value was revised from 0.30% to 0.1%.

Important news 1. Han Zheng, special representative of President Xi Jinping, will attend the inauguration ceremony of the US President. 2. The mainland will resume group tours to Taiwan for residents of Fujian and Shanghai in the near future. 3. The low price of mature process chips in the United States has impacted the domestic market. The Ministry of Commerce: The investigation agency will initiate an investigation in accordance with the law. 4. Ministry of Commerce: Starting from the 20th, various regions will successively implement the subsidy policy for purchasing new mobile phones, etc. Mobile phone subsidies do not require old mobile phones to be handed in, and payment discounts can be enjoyed online and offline. 5. Ministry of Commerce: Imported copolymer polyoxymethylene originating from the United States, the European Union, Taiwan and Japan are dumped. 6. The Ministry of Commerce answered reporters' questions about the measures on the unreliable entity list: Preliminary investigations have shown that PVH Group has engaged in improper Xinjiang-related behavior. 7. The Ministry of Commerce answered reporters' questions about the WTO dispute case against Turkey's import restrictions on electric vehicles and other vehicles: Promote the litigation process and safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of domestic industries. 8. BlackRock: The Chinese market still has obvious investment opportunities. In the future, BlackRock Group will continue to actively deploy in the fields of active equity and index enhancement. Stock news 1. Vanke President Zhu Jiusheng was taken away by the public security organs. The Shenzhen relevant working group has fully intervened in Vanke. Vanke may face takeover and reorganization. 2. China Duty Free Group: Net profit of 4.263 billion yuan in 2024, a year-on-year decrease of 36.50%. 3. Longi Green Energy: Net loss of 8.2 billion to 8.8 billion yuan is expected in 2024. 4. Pudong Development Bank: Net profit attributable to the parent company in 2024 is 45.257 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 23.31%. 5. Zijin Mining: A wholly-owned subsidiary plans to acquire 24.82% of Zangge Mining for 13.729 billion yuan. 6. Jinglun Electronics: The company's stock may be subject to a delisting risk warning. 7. Zangge Mining: The controlling shareholder and others plan to sell 24.82% of the company's shares for 13.729 billion yuan, and the stock will resume trading.

YTO Express: In December 2024, the revenue from express products was 6.044 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.75%.