Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2025-12-16 17:51Group 1 - The gold stocks experienced a decline, with Zijin Mining International (02259) down 5.05% at HKD 150.5, Zijin Mining (601899) down 3.13% at HKD 33.38, Tongguan Gold (00340) down 3.11% at HKD 2.8, and Shandong Gold (600547) down 2.85% at HKD 33.46 [2] Group 2 - A recent report from JPMorgan indicates that the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) will undergo an annual weight rebalancing in January 2026, with silver expected to face significant selling pressure, estimated at 9% of its total open contracts in the futures market. The report highlights that the selling pressure for silver this year is "more pronounced than last year," warranting investor caution [2] - The report also estimates that gold will see a selling scale of about 3% of its total open contracts in the futures market, which, despite being lower than silver, represents a substantial absolute selling amount due to gold's large market size [2] - Zhongyou Securities published a report stating that silver's volatility is high, and London inventories are recovering, suggesting that short-term squeeze logic may be temporarily paused. However, the long-term trend of de-dollarization is expected to continue, and with the inflow of ETF allocation funds amid short-term interest rate cuts, the outlook for the precious metals sector remains positive [2]