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South Korea punishes three global hedges**
South Korean authorities said they had fined three global hedges** a total of 2 billion won ($1.54 million) for alleged unfair trading**. The hedges** were accused of violating South Korea's capital market law and allegedly engaging in naked short selling, the Financial Services Commission said in a statement.
Authorities have not disclosed which hedges** were involved in the transactions, and the Financial Services Commission said it would refer the case to prosecutors for investigation.
The decision was announced in a joint statement by the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service in the latest action by South Korean authorities to crack down on local** illegal short selling.
South Korea announced on Nov. 5 that it would ban short trading until June 2024 to improve the rules and system, and said it had found a "large-scale" illegal naked short sale by global investment banks on the local market.
CFFEX urgently clarifies
During the day on December 20, some self-** claimed that "the regulatory authorities will introduce restrictions on short selling, and stock index ** is only allowed to carry out hedging transactions", which attracted market attention. In this regard, the relevant person in charge of the CFFEX responded that the relevant content was not true. Industry insiders remind that investors should pay attention to screening information and do not believe or spread rumors.
Longfor repaid the HK$2 billion loan early
According to reports, Longfor has prepaid a HK$2 billion syndicated loan on December 20, with a total amount of HK$15.3 billion, due in January 2024. Previously, Longfor had repaid HK$13.3 billion in advance, and after this repayment, the loan will be fully repaid in advance within the year.
The relevant person in charge of Longfor Group said that before 2025, Longfor will have no overseas syndicated loans that need to be repaid when dueThere are no maturing US dollar bonds until 2027. In addition, Longfor Group has no surviving ** chain ABS, and the commercial bills have been cleared at present, so the pressure on debt repayment in the short and medium term is small.
U.S. stocks
Tonight's U.S. stocks opened low and went high, and the three major indexes collectively turned up. So far, Google has risen more than 3%, hitting a new high since October 13.
Today is Thursday, bless A shares, bless everyone!