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Middle East Stock Market | On Thursday (December 12th), the all-share index of Saudi Stock Exchange closed down 0.41% to 12,099.33 points, up 1.40% this week. ARAMCO.AB closed down 0.35% to 28.45 Saudi riyals, up 1.79% this week. Albilad Southern Dongying MSCI Hong Kong China ETF listed in Saudi Arabia closed up 1.03% to 9.78 Saudi riyals, up 3.82% this week.BlackRock advises investors interested in bitcoin to allocate up to 2% bitcoin weight in their portfolios.The composite index of Athens Stock Exchange closed up 0.44% at 1464.03.

ECB source: A few policy makers initially agreed to cut interest rates by 50 basis points.The Danish central bank lowered its benchmark interest rate from 2.85% to 2.6%.At least 9 people were killed and 6 people were missing when a refugee ship sank in the waters off Tunisia. On the 12th local time, a refugee ship sank in the waters off Tunisia. Subsequently, the Tunisia Coast Guard found nine bodies and six others were missing. According to the description of the survivors, the ship was carrying at least 42 people, all from sub-Saharan African countries, when the ship broke down and entered the water due to bad weather. After the incident, the coast guard has rescued at least 27 people on board, and the search and rescue operation for missing persons is still going on.

Google: Sony and other companies plan to use the Android XR operating system in their devices.Southeast Asian Stock Market | On Thursday (December 12), the Vietnam Stock Exchange index closed down 0.12% at 1267.35 points. Vietnam Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange /VN 30 Index closed down 0.07% at 1335.55 points.Intel executives: Whether to divest OEM business is an open question.