U.S. Defense Secretary Austin urged his Israeli counterpart to conduct a swift and transparent investigation into the attack.

The U.S. military said it destroyed an incoming anti-ship ballistic missile and two drones launched by the Houthis, as well as a mobile surface-to-air missile system. No receipt or damage has been received yet.

Reuters poll: All economists surveyed said the Philippine central bank will keep its key interest rate unchanged at 6.50% on April 8. It will cut interest rates by 25 basis points in the third quarter (50 basis points in the February survey).

Reuters poll: The Indian rupee is expected to appreciate 0.4% to 83.11 against the US dollar in the next month and 0.6% to 82.90 in three months.

India has increased risk tax on crude oil to 6,800 rupees per ton.

Market news: The Peruvian Congress will vote on Thursday local time whether to initiate impeachment proceedings.

According to the Iranian National News Agency: A police station in Chabahar, southeastern Iran, was attacked and at least three security personnel were killed.

According to the New York Times: Former US President Trump recently spoke with Saudi King Salman.

According to a Reuters survey: the yen is expected to rise more than 9% against the US dollar within a year, reaching 139 (March survey was 137).

According to a Reuters survey: EUR/USD is expected to rise by about 4% within a year, reaching 1.12 (same as the March survey).

Bitcoin hit $66,000 per coin, up 0.44% on the day.

Market news: U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai will attend the U.S.-EU trade dialogue in Belgium on Thursday.

Market news: US Secretary of State Blinken will attend the NATO Ukraine Council meeting at 11 a.m. local time.

Market news: US Secretary of State Blinken will meet with Ukrainian Foreign Minister Kuleba in Brussels at 1 pm local time.

Goldman Sachs analyst Kostin: Goldman Sachs maintains its year-end target for the S&P 500 index unchanged at 5,200 points, and expects earnings per share to grow 8% in 2024, reflecting the overall positive outlook for the stock market and company earnings.

Apple (AAPL.O): App Store and music service outages resolved.

Japan purchased foreign stocks in the week to March 29 -233.6 billion yen, compared with the previous value of 81.9 billion yen.

Japan bought 166.05 billion yen of foreign bonds in the week ending March 29, compared with 76.23 billion yen in the previous week.

Market news: Peruvian Congress voted in favor of confirming the new cabinet.