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In order to avoid new "civil strife" UN officials: Syria's transitional government must be inclusive. On the 11th local time, Pei Kairu, UN Secretary-General's special envoy for Syria, said that Syria's transitional government must strive to achieve inclusiveness to avoid new "civil strife". He said that at present, the biggest concern is that "new contradictions will be triggered during the transition period, which will lead to new civil strife and even a new civil war". (CCTV)The attack on the headquarters of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation in Afghanistan killed four people. An official from the Ministry of Interior of the Afghan Interim Government said on the 11th that the suicide attack at the headquarters of the Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation that day killed four people and seriously injured four others. Mufti Abdul Martin Carney, spokesman of the Interior Ministry of the Afghan interim government, issued a statement on the 11th, confirming that Khalil Rahman Haqqani, Acting Minister of Refugee and Repatriation Affairs, was killed in the attack. Haqqani is one of the leading figures of the Taliban in Afghanistan, and also the uncle of sirajuddin Haqqani, Acting Minister of the Interior of the Afghan Interim Government. (Xinhua News Agency)Global Times editorial: China is still the main engine of global trade growth. Statistics recently released by official website of the General Administration of Customs show that the total import and export value of China's goods trade in the first 11 months of this year was 39.79 trillion yuan, up 4.9% year-on-year. Among them, exports reached 23.04 trillion yuan, up 6.7%; Imports reached 16.75 trillion yuan, up 2.4%. This is a further development of China's position as the world's largest country in goods trade for seven consecutive years, and its export accounts for 14.2% of the world's total in 2023, which means that the position of China manufacturing with high "cost performance" in the international production and supply chain continues to increase. The publication of this foreign trade "report card" once again shows the strong resilience and vitality of China's economy. (Global Times)

Lead closed down more than 1%, nickel and tin closed up, and LME copper closed down $24 to $9,192/ton. LME aluminum closed down $8 to $2,601/ton. LME zinc futures closed down $10 to $3,126/ton. LME lead closed down $22 to $2,043/ton. LME nickel futures closed up $143 to $15,858/ton. LME tin closed up $181 to $29,957/ton. LME cobalt was flat at $24,300/ton.Spanish Foreign Minister: The two-state solution is the solution to the Middle East issue.When Trump came to power, ESG investors were disheartened. UBS Wealth Management believed that the concerns were exaggerated. UBS Global Wealth Management Department said that Trump's return to the White House was unlikely to weaken the reasons for ESG investment. Strategists including Amantia Muhedini said in customer reports that although traditional ESG stocks such as solar energy and wind energy were suddenly sold off after Trump won the election on November 5, the long-term demand for continuous investment in areas from renewable infrastructure to electrification will remain strong. "Aside from politics and geopolitics, the economic prospects of renewable energy, electrification and infrastructure are still attractive, and long-term demand is visible ... The fear of Trump's re-election may be exaggerated, and we have seen the value of specific market segments."

Global Times editorial: China is still the main engine of global trade growth. Statistics recently released by official website of the General Administration of Customs show that the total import and export value of China's goods trade in the first 11 months of this year was 39.79 trillion yuan, up 4.9% year-on-year. Among them, exports reached 23.04 trillion yuan, up 6.7%; Imports reached 16.75 trillion yuan, up 2.4%. This is a further development of China's position as the world's largest country in goods trade for seven consecutive years, and its export accounts for 14.2% of the world's total in 2023, which means that the position of China manufacturing with high "cost performance" in the international production and supply chain continues to increase. The publication of this foreign trade "report card" once again shows the strong resilience and vitality of China's economy. (Global Times)Mackler M, Governor of the Bank of Canada: (Regarding the potential tariff policy) We can't make policies based on what may happen. If the (US) tariffs are implemented as promised, it will cause serious damage to the Canadian economy.Spot gold stood at $2,720 per ounce, up 0.98% in the day.