Citi UK CEO: Citi plans "strategic" hiring in UK.

Citi UK CEO: Citigroup’s management shakeup is over.

ECB Governing Council Member Robert Mueller: The ECB’s financial market footprint is gradually reducing.

ECB Governing Council Member Muller: Data may confirm inflationary trends at the ECB’s June meeting.

Market news: Israel said it would not give in to Hamas’s delusional demands.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Nvidia (NVDA.O) partners plan to invest $4 billion in Indiana.

Market news: Thailand’s Senate voted to pass a $96 billion budget bill for fiscal year 2024.

Mann, Bank of England Monetary Policy Member: The UK market curve is significantly affected by the decisions of the European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve.

Mann, Bank of England Monetary Policy Member: Wage dynamics in the UK are stronger than in the US and the Eurozone.

The Colombo All Share Index rose 1%.

According to the Interfax news agency: These individuals detonated their bombs while in detention.

Turkish Interior Minister: Turkey has detained 147 people suspected of having links to the Islamic State.

According to the Russian Satellite News Agency: The Russian Investigative Committee has demanded the arrest of an eighth suspect in the terrorist attack on the Krukus city hall.

The Swedish National Institute of Economic Research (NIER): The Riksbank is expected to start cutting interest rates in June.

Data show that Vietnam’s actual foreign direct investment from January to March is expected to be US$4.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 7.1%.

Popular Chinese concept stocks generally rose before the market opened. NIO (NIO.N), Li Auto (LI.O), Xpeng Motors (XPEV.N) and Baidu (BIDU.O) all rose by more than 1% before the market opened. Duoduo (PDD.O) rose nearly 1%.

Douyu (DOYU.O) fourth-quarter net income was 1.3 billion yuan.

Local fire department: Baltimore bridge collapse is now a mass casualty incident, and seven people who fell into the river are being searched.