The main events by the morning: December 26

• The Moscow Exchange is preparing to launch morning trading on the stock and futures markets as early as January 27, 2025. At first, the new session will run in test mode to ensure its stable operation. Recall that morning trading was temporarily suspended from June 14 of this year by decision of the Bank of Russia.

• US President Joe Biden has instructed the Pentagon to continue increasing military supplies to Ukraine. According to him, the United States has already provided Ukraine with hundreds of anti-missiles, and this support will continue. Biden stressed that the United States will continue to work to strengthen Ukraine's position.

• Nvidia became the most traded stock in 2024. According to Vanda Research, retail investors' net investments in the company's shares amounted to almost $30 billion. This is more than 9 times higher than in 2021. Last year, Tesla was the leader in the American market.

• Trump promised Canadians a 60% tax cut if they join the United States. In addition, the US president-elect said that if Canada becomes part of the United States, the country's business will double, and it will be militarily protected like no other country in the world.

• YouTube may lose more than 20 billion rubles of advertising revenue in case of blocking in Russia. According to the Association of Bloggers and Agencies, in case of complete blocking, advertising budgets will be redistributed in favor of the most effective combinations of channels, such as VKontakte and Telegram.