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Government sources said that at 2 pm local time, IndiGo's senior management will meet India's civil aviation regulator, which has sought detailed information from IndiGo about the specific circumstances leading to the crisis and its recovery plan.

Sources: The Bank of Japan is likely to raise interest rates in December, and the Japanese government is likely to tolerate this.

European Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.56%, Germany's DAX futures rose 0.52%, and Britain's FTSE 100 futures rose 0.33%.

Preliminary data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that demand for new cars in the UK is expected to fall by about 1% in November due to the impact of the new tax on electric vehicles proposed in the budget.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed up 23.20 points, or 0.27%, on December 4 (Thursday), at 8618.40 points.

Japan’s 5-year government bond yield rose 1.5 basis points to 1.4%, a new high since June 2008.

According to the Financial Times: The European Union is planning to launch a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms (META.O)'s launch of artificial intelligence functions within WhatsApp.

On December 4, President Xi Jinping and French President Macron jointly attended the closing ceremony of the seventh meeting of the China-France Entrepreneurs Committee in Beijing.

Market News: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Delhi at 6:30 pm India time.

Driven by the Indian rupee falling to a record low, the USD/INR forward premium continued to rise, with the USD/INR 1-year forward implied yield rising 18 basis points to 2.64%, a new high since January 2025.

Japanese robotics and chip stocks continued their gains, with NI225 expanding to 1.8%.

Japan's 30-year government bond yield fell after strong auction results. It hit a record high of 3.445% in early trading and is now at 3.385%.

ANZ: We expect any hit to Russian oil exports to be relatively short-lived. This should limit further gains in oil prices.

Japan’s 30-year government bond yield fell 3.5 basis points to 3.385%.

Hong Kong technology and Internet stocks fluctuated and strengthened before midday. Ctrip Group-S (09961.HK) and Meituan (03690.HK) rose more than 3%, Bilibili (09626.HK) and Xiaomi Group (01810.HK) rose more than 2%, and Tencent Music (01698.HK), NetEase (09999.HK) followed suit.

The semiconductor sector of Hong Kong stocks strengthened, with Innosec (02577.HK) accounting for more than 4%, Huahong Semiconductor (01347.HK) rising by more than 3%, Shanghai Fudan (01385.HK), Solomon Semiconductor (02878.HK), etc. following suit.

The demand rate for Japan's 30-year government bond auction hit a new high since 2019.

On the morning of December 4, President Xi Jinping will attend the closing ceremony of the seventh meeting of the China-France Entrepreneurs Committee in Beijing with French President Macron and deliver a speech.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: We will pay attention to maintaining the market's trust in our finances when guiding fiscal policy.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: We will not formulate bond issuance plans based on the assumption that the Bank of Japan will maintain its bond holdings.