[Affected by the Christmas holiday, multiple stock markets close early today] BlockBeats news, December 24: Due to the Christmas holiday, the Hong Kong stock market will close early this afternoon and remain closed for the next two days. U.S. stock markets will close early at 02:00 Beijing time on December 25 and will be closed tomorrow for one day. German and Italian stock markets begin their holiday closure today, while French, British, and Spanish stock markets close early today and will remain closed for the next two days. Today, trading for precious metals, energy, and foreign exchange futures contracts under CME (Chicago Mercantile Exchange) will end early at 02:45 Beijing time on December 25, while trading for stock index futures contracts will end early at 02:15 Beijing time. Trading for Brent crude oil futures contracts under ICE (Intercontinental Exchange) will end early at 03:00 Beijing time on December 25.