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Shenzhen started the construction of the first batch of "AI+" medical equipment professional parks. At the 2024 Shenzhen International High Performance Medical Equipment Exhibition and Innovative Medicine Exhibition held on December 12, a number of breakthrough cutting-edge technological achievements and innovative products were unveiled, and more than 200 famous medical equipment enterprises, scientific research institutions and medical institutions from home and abroad gathered to discuss cutting-edge technologies, explore innovative paths of medical equipment and help the high-quality development of the industry. In order to further seize the opportunity of artificial intelligence medical development, accelerate the digital transformation of Shenzhen's biomedical industry, gather a number of characteristic "AI+" medical equipment enterprises, and incubate a number of innovative medical equipment projects, Shenzhen started to build "AI+" medical equipment professional parks in key areas of industrial development. At this exhibition, the construction of the first batch of Shenzhen "AI+" pharmaceutical machinery professional parks, such as Baolong Biomedical Innovation and Development Pilot Zone, Nanshan Zhicheng, Hetao AI+ Biological Professional Park and Yinxing Science and Technology Park, was officially launched. Next, Shenzhen will vigorously improve the development and incubation of new quality productivity in the field of medical equipment, work together to shape the deep integration ecological pattern of "artificial intelligence+medical equipment", and accelerate the development and growth of "AI+" medical equipment industry.Shanghai Securities: The pharmaceutical and bio-industry is expected to further repair its performance and valuation. The Shanghai Securities Research Report pointed out that with the support of policies and the adjustment of the internal structure of the industry, the pharmaceutical and bio-industry is expected to further repair its performance and valuation. It is suggested to pay attention to five directions: 1) Innovative drugs (with strong national policy support, the payment terminal is expected to further improve and go to sea to occupy the global market); 2)CXO (the negative impact of the biosafety bill event has been eliminated, and the demand for orders in the superimposed interest rate reduction cycle has increased, which is expected to usher in a double repair of performance and valuation); 3) Imitation and innovation (centralized procurement is expected to clear up, increase innovation, and traditional pharmaceutical companies will usher in new opportunities); 4) Traditional Chinese Medicine (the national policy supports the innovation of traditional Chinese medicine, and its performance is expected to maintain a good growth rate); 5) Medical devices (equipment updating, high-consumption innovation, low-consumption going to sea, etc.). Individual stocks can be concerned about: Baekje Shenzhou, Wuxi PharmaTech, China Resources Sanjiu and so on.The CSI convertible bond index opened lower by 0.03%. Lide convertible bonds rose by more than 7%, and Weipai convertible bonds rose by more than 4%; Z-mode convertible bonds fell by nearly 3%, while Fuxin convertible bonds and Yinxin convertible bonds fell by nearly 2%.

Shanxi Securities: Sora officially launched the AI video generation tool, which continued to iterate. Shanxi Securities Research Report pointed out that 1) On December 10th, OpenAI officially launched Sora. Compared with the version released by OpenAI in February, the new Sora launched this time added Storyboard, Remix, Re-cut and other functions, which greatly improved the video re-creation ability and optimized the video generation speed and generation method. 2) Since the beginning of this year, domestic enterprises have begun to accelerate the research and development and iteration of AI video generation products, and the product capabilities have been continuously improved and the application scenarios have been continuously broadened. Sora was officially launched, and the video creation ability was significantly improved, and it began to change from a creative tool to a productivity tool. With the continuous iteration of AI video generation tools represented by Sora, its penetration into various application scenarios is expected to accelerate in the future. On the one hand, the application layer suggests focusing on creative, design, education and other multi-modal fields, especially video generation. On the other hand, the demand for computing power in video generation model is significantly higher than that in text, focusing on AI computing power related targets.Guojin Securities: The warm wind of medical policy comes first, then the progress of innovation going out to sea, and then the opportunity of performance reversal. Guojin Securities Research Report said that the core investment opportunities in the pharmaceutical sector in 25 years will revolve around three logics: 1) innovation going out to sea; 2) demand recovery; 3) Policy expectation reversal. At present, the policy warm wind comes first (the medical track policy continues to warm up, and the overall industry expectation is expected to be optimistic); Then, R&D and innovation will go to sea (innovative drug track will continue to make progress, and it will still be the hottest track in the pharmaceutical sector in 2025, especially it is recommended to pay attention to the clinical data reading and commercialization progress of the first-line target, as well as the fluctuation opportunity of the expected difference of the second-line innovative drugs), and then the performance growth rate is expected to bottom out in the first half of 2025 (but it will take time for this improvement in performance growth rate to come. Considering the current industry communication and historical base, it is expected that 4Q24 and 1Q25 should still be cautiously optimistic.)Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan: Short-term data show that enterprises have a strong willingness to invest.

Domestic insurance in Hong Kong stocks and Chinese brokerage stocks fluctuated lower, while domestic insurance in Hong Kong stocks and Chinese brokerage stocks fluctuated lower. Guolian Securities fell more than 5%, followed by New China Life Insurance, China Pacific Insurance, China Life Insurance, China Merchants Securities and china galaxy.HKEx: The database of integrated fund platform funds was launched, and the database of integrated fund platform funds was announced by HKEx, covering more than 2,000 funds approved by the Hong Kong Securities Regulatory Commission, aiming at improving the information transparency of Hong Kong fund investment products.Li Tie was sentenced to 20 years. On December 13, 2024, the Intermediate People's Court of Xianning City, Hubei Province publicly pronounced the case of Li Tie, the former head coach of China National Men's Football Team. Li Tie was sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment for accepting bribes, bribery, unit bribery, bribery of non-state staff and bribery of non-state staff. (CCTV News)