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It is reported that Blackstone Group may withdraw from its bid for Bausch & Lomb, an eye care company. People familiar with the matter said that Blackstone Group may withdraw from its joint bid for Bausch & Lomb. Earlier, it was reported that Blackstone and TPG (Detai Capital) jointly bid for Bausch & Lomb, an eye care company. At present, negotiations are still in progress. If Bausch & Lomb is willing to accept a lower price, or TPG finds another private equity investment group as a trading partner, the transaction may still be completed.Six countries' chemical companies set up resource recycling companies, including new material technology research and development business. According to the enterprise survey APP, Hubei Xingyang Resource Recycling Co., Ltd. was recently established, with the legal representative of Xu Jinchong and the registered capital of about 145 million yuan. Its business scope includes: new material technology research and development; Manufacturing of eco-environmental materials; Sales of eco-environmental materials; Lime and gypsum manufacturing; Manufacturing of light building materials; Environmental consulting services; Processing of renewable resources, etc. Enterprise equity penetration shows that the company is jointly owned by Hubei Huiyang New Materials Co., Ltd. and dangyang city Jiantou Asset Management Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Liuguo Chemical.Institution: The Q3 revenue of the global semiconductor industry in 2024 reached US$ 158.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 17%. Counterpoint Research, a market research organization, reported that the global semiconductor market picked up in the third quarter of 2024. Driven by the demand for artificial intelligence technology and the recovery of the memory market, the revenue of the global semiconductor industry in the third quarter reached US$ 158.2 billion, a year-on-year increase of 17%. The top 22 semiconductor suppliers in the world accounted for 73.1% of the market share, which was the same as the same period last year.

The central bank conducted a 7-day reverse repurchase operation of 78.6 billion yuan today, and the winning bid rate was 1.50%, which was the same as before. As 41.3 billion yuan of 7-day reverse repurchase expired today, the net investment on that day was 37.3 billion yuan.Market News: The United States is considering imposing tougher oil sanctions on Russia before Trump takes office.The Hang Seng Science and Technology Index rose to 1%, and the Hang Seng Index is now up 0.70%.

Lee Ka Chiu John: The Hong Kong SAR Government hopes to set up a food and drug administration in the future. Lee Ka Chiu John, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) said today (11th) that the SAR Government hopes to set up a food and drug administration in the long run to give full play to the advantages of clinical trials with the Mainland.Spot gold hit $2,700 per ounce, a two-week high, rising by 0.24% in the day.Shang Tang (00020.HK) opened down 1.25% and plans to place 1.865 billion shares at a discount of 6.3%, raising HK$ 2.787 billion.