Crude oil futures continued their decline, with Brent crude oil futures falling by more than $2 during the day.

Amazon (AMZN.O): SpaceX will support Project Kuiper; deployment is expected to begin in the first half of 2024.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 0.28% in night trading at 16,942 points, a 112-point premium.

White House Spokesperson Kirby: We welcome the progress in Venezuela, but more progress is needed.

White House spokesman Kirby: Gaza must maintain Palestinian land and the land cannot be reduced.

White House spokesman Kirby: Hamas likely has more women and children eligible for hostage exchanges.

White House spokesman Kirby: By the end of the month, it will be extremely difficult to provide Ukraine with the assistance it needs.

White House spokesman Kirby: The United States is working with Israel to resume aid, but Hamas is involved in drawing up the hostage list.

White House spokesman Kirby: The United States hopes to resume assistance to Gaza as soon as possible.

Ford (FN): The F-150 Lightning pickup has achieved its best monthly sales performance in November.

White House spokesman Kirby: The number of American hostages in the Gaza Strip is four, not six.

White House spokesman Kirby: We hope to see more hostages rescued and more aid entering Gaza.

White House spokesman Kirby: The ceasefire ended because of Hamas.

White House spokesman Kirby: We will continue to work to restore the humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza.

The KBW Regional Bank Index rose nearly 5% to reach its highest level in more than three months.

The U.S. Department of Energy: The original plan to buy back 4 million barrels of oil next summer to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) has been advanced to February next year.