On November 23, European Commission announced the implementation of the amended directive regarding prohibiting flavored heated tobacco proposed in June this year.

2FIRSTS London News Center has learned from European e-cigarette industry insider that while an updated tobacco excise tax directive is brewing, the topic is not on the EU's discussion agenda for December. That said, the revision process for the tax bill will likely begin as early as 2023.

November 29, the day before the last trading day in November, saw RLX (RELX Technology Inc.) soaring by 11% to 2.27$ and closing at 2.18$, a gain of 7%. After-hour trading pushed the stock to 2.20$.