Shares of New York Community Bank erased previous gains and fell 1.5% before the market opened.

New York Community Bank issued a clarification statement on the details of the capital raising transaction, saying that the equity capital increase transaction included approximately 59.75 million shares.

Barclays: Raised its price target on JD.com (JD.O) to $39 from $35.

Bank of Israel: Foreign exchange reserves were US$206.828 billion in February, an increase from US$206.125 billion in January.

The European Stoxx 600 index exceeded 500 points for the first time.

Tesla (TSLA.O) U.S. stocks fell 1.1% before the market opened, hitting a nine-month low at the close yesterday.

JPMorgan Chase: Raise the price target for JD.com (JD.O) from $25 to $28.

The Australian dollar AUD/USD has expanded its intraday gains to 0.50% and is now at 0.6597.

WTI crude oil hit $78 per barrel, down 0.78% on the day.

Russian state media said the fire appeared to have occurred in a barracks at an academy in Kazan that trains future tank commanders.

Kuwait National Petroleum Company CEO: Company is exchanging cargo to avoid Red Sea route.

Brent crude oil fell to US$82 per barrel, down 0.76% on the day.

A survey by the Bank of England Policymakers Group showed that CPI inflation expectations dropped from 2.9% to 2.8% in three years.

A Bank of England policymaker group survey showed wage growth is expected to remain unchanged at 5.2% over the next year.

A survey by the Bank of England Policymakers Group showed that CPI inflation expectations for the next year have further dropped to 3.3% from 3.4% in January.

According to the Times of Israel: The northern Israeli border town of Rosh Hanikra was attacked and several rockets appeared to be shot down.

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA): An explosion occurred at the Bandar Abbas petroleum refinery in Iran.

European Parliament committee supports expanded trade liberalization with Ukraine.