South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho: Oil prices and weather pose uncertain factors to South Korean inflation.

South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho: Inflation is expected to remain stable.

South Korean Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho: South Korean price trends are expected to remain stable.

Spot gold opened at $2,030 an ounce, up 0.05% on the day.

Citi: UK short-term inflation expectations are stable at 4.2%, down from 4.4% in August. UK inflation is expected to be 3.5% in the next 5-10 years.

According to Nikkei: Japan will require IT giant Google to disclose its advertising costs.

Nasdaq: U.S. stock options trading volume in November was 254 million, a year-on-year decrease of 6.3%.

Federal Reserve Bank of New Zealand: Existing liquidity indicators are operating well.

Starbucks (SBUX.O) closed lower for the 11th day in a row, marking its longest losing streak on record.

According to CNBC: BlackRock Chief Investment Officer Rick Rieder said that the Fed’s interest rate hike cycle is over.

Five9 has expanded its gains and is now up 10%.

Cloud contact center service provider Five9 and Zoom have held talks about resuming acquisition deals. Five9 is likely to attract other strategic buyers. Sources said that discussions between Five9 and Zoom are still ongoing and the transaction is not yet certain.

French startup Mistral AI is valued at nearly $2 billion and is backed by Nvidia and Salesforce. Mistral AI plans to raise approximately €450 million in the investment round.

According to The Information: Google (GOOG.O) plans to publicly preview the artificial intelligence model Gemini as early as this week.

Hang Seng Index futures closed down 0.29% in night trading at 16,693 points, a 47-point premium.

According to the Lebanese National News Agency: Due to Israeli military attacks, high-voltage power lines in the border villages of Dermimas and Kfar Kila in southeastern Lebanon were damaged, and the two places are currently completely without power.

Renault will invest another 2 billion reais in Brazil, and the new investment will be for a new SUV.

United Nations Spokesperson: The United Nations calls on the Israeli military to "avoid further actions that would exacerbate the already catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza."