U.S. Defense Secretary Austin discussed the urgent need for emergency aid to the Gaza Strip with Israeli Defense Minister Galant.

US Geological Survey: A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred 35 kilometers southeast of Ransiki, Indonesia.

Japanese Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Takeshi Saito: The Prime Minister will seek cooperation on chips and economic security during his visit to the United States.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: What is important is that foreign exchange fluctuations are stable and reflect fundamentals. Excessive foreign exchange fluctuations are not desirable.

The UK BRC overall retail sales annual rate in March was 3.5%, compared with 1.1% in the previous period.

The UK BRC same-store retail sales annual rate in March was 3.2%, in line with expectations of 1.80% and the previous value of 1.00%.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD.O) will report first-quarter earnings results on May 9, 2024.

Tesla (TSLA.O) closed up 4.9%, its biggest one-day gain since March 18.

[Syrian media reported explosions were heard in southern Syria] According to a report by the Syrian media "Sham FM" on the evening of April 8 local time, explosions were heard in Daraa Province in southern Syria. There is currently no news of casualties.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 0.35% at 16,831 points in the night session, 98 points higher than the previous session.

Citi: Our base case scenario for future copper prices of $12,000 per tonne assumes only a slight increase in cyclical demand growth during 2025 and 2026.

Market news: The United States will grant Samsung $6-7 billion in chip subsidies next week.

Spot gold rose $5 in the short term and is now trading at $2,336 an ounce.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of US$448.597 billion from 74 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

Musk: The storm has passed and the collective bargaining strike in Sweden is over.

Musk: We will send humans to the moon within five years.