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1.17654
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Gold
4809.91
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86.848
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1.35171
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Real-time News
Indian Commerce Minister: India is discussing establishing a priority access mechanism in the US-India Free Trade Agreement.Reports indicate that the deputy head of the Vilykolepetsk district in the Kherson region was injured in a drone attack by the Ukrainian armed forces.April 20: Building materials transaction volume was 144,700 tons, an increase of 28.05% compared to the previous trading day. April 17: Building materials transaction volume was 113,000 tons, a decrease of 12.81% compared to the previous trading day. April 16: Building materials transaction volume was 129,600 tons, an increase of 16.65% compared to the previous trading day. April 15: Building materials transaction volume was 111,100 tons, an increase of 16.7% compared to the previous trading day. April 14: Building materials transaction volume was 95,200 tons, a decrease of 21.39% compared to the previous trading day. Last weeks average: Building materials transaction volume was 110,000 tons.On April 20th, the China Futures Market Monitoring Center announced that since crude oil futures became the first specific commodity in the futures market to be opened to foreign investors on March 26, 2018, my countrys futures market has steadily progressed in opening up to foreign investors. The system of commodities open to foreign investors has been continuously improved, the equity scale of overseas traders has increased significantly, and market participation has continued to rise. In January 2026, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) added 14 more futures and options commodities, including nickel futures and nickel options, as specific commodities in the domestic market. Currently, my countrys futures market has a total of 38 specific commodities open to foreign investors, forming an open commodity system covering multiple fields such as energy, metals, chemicals, and agricultural products. By the end of March 2026, the equity of overseas traders exceeded 50 billion yuan, an increase of 99% compared to the end of 2025, setting a new historical record. In recent years, overseas traders have been active in multiple futures commodities, accounting for more than 10% of the trading volume in several futures commodities such as international copper and TSR20 rubber, and more than 10% of the open interest in several futures commodities such as crude oil and palm oil, becoming important participants in these commodities.On April 20th, the State Council held its 19th thematic study session on the theme of "Coordinating Energy Security and Green and Low-Carbon Transformation, and Accelerating the Construction of a New Energy System." Li Qiang pointed out that the key to maintaining proactive energy security lies in further optimizing and adjusting the energy structure, strengthening energy technology innovation, accelerating the construction of a new energy system, and promoting a green and low-carbon transformation of energy production and consumption patterns. He emphasized the need to fully tap the potential of renewable energy supply, adhere to a nationwide coordinated approach, accelerate the construction of clean energy bases in Northwest China (wind and solar power), Southwest China (hydropower), and Eastern China (offshore wind power), vigorously develop distributed photovoltaic and decentralized wind power, and develop biomass energy, geothermal energy, and ocean energy according to local conditions, promoting the integrated development of new energy sources. He also stressed the need to accelerate the construction of a new power grid, actively explore new architectures, technologies, and services, increase investment in optimizing transmission channel layout, strengthening backbone network construction, building new distribution systems, and improving energy storage and charging facilities, utilize artificial intelligence to empower the digital transformation of the power grid, solidify the network foundation, enhance system coordination and regulation capabilities, and create a safe, reliable, green, low-carbon, resilient, and intelligent new power grid to better guarantee the diversified energy needs of high-quality development.
