Goldman Sachs: Continue to set the London Metal Exchange (LME) aluminum price target to reach US$2,600 per ton by the end of the year, with an average price of US$2,400 per ton in 2024 and US$2,850 per ton in 2025.

French President Macron: France and Germany will start producing weapons in Ukraine.

French President Macron: We will form a broad missile alliance.

Brent crude oil exceeded $85 per barrel, rising 0.41% on the day.

US Secretary of State Blinken: Israel dispatched a team to solve this problem, reflecting the possibility and urgency of reaching an agreement.

French President Macron: The Ukraine issue affects European security. We will continue to support Ukraine and its people for as long as necessary.

US Secretary of State Blinken: Conversations on hostage negotiations are ongoing.

US Secretary of State Blinken: Conversations on hostage negotiations are ongoing.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken: The US government is working extensively with Egypt, Qatar and Israel to bridge remaining differences in the hostage deal.

German Chancellor Scholz: Putin must know that our support for Ukraine will not weaken.

German Chancellor Scholz: Will use windfall gains from frozen Russian assets.

German Chancellor Scholz: We will work with partners to build a weapons production base in Ukraine.

German Chancellor Scholz: We will buy more weapons for Ukraine on the world market.

German Chancellor Scholz: Obviously, we support Ukraine and we are not at war with Russia.

US Secretary of State Blinken: Asking Israel to develop a plan to protect civilians in Rafah.

US Secretary of State Blinken: The United States needs to see a clear and feasible plan for Rafah, but it has not yet seen such a plan.

USD/JPY rose 0.50% during the day and is now at 149.05.

Colombian central bank official: Colombian economic data paves the way for a deeper interest rate cut.

Indian government notification: Windfall tax on diesel, petrol and natural gas will continue to be zero.