18:59:08
[Russia’s Central Election Commission: The results of the Russian presidential election will be announced before March 28] On February 28, local time, Nikolay Buraev, deputy chairman of the Russian Central Election Commission, informed that the Russian Central Election Commission will announce the results in March. The results of the Russian presidential election were announced on the 28th. The official voting for the Russian presidential election will be held from March 15th to 17th. Four candidates, including current President Vladimir Putin, are running.
18:36:38
CEO of German energy giant Uniper: We have not purchased any Russian natural gas directly, but we cannot rule out the possibility that gas of Russian origin is present in the gas we purchase from third parties.
18:25:30
Indian Petroleum Minister: Indian Oil Corporation and Indian Oil and Gas Corporation are in talks with Russia for LNG supplies.
18:24:07
Indian Oil Minister: Indian companies seek to increase exploration and production assets in Russia.
18:15:29
Hamas leader: Hamas shows flexibility in talks with Israel while preparing to keep fighting.
18:15:14
Hamas leader: Arab world should take action to end famine in Gaza.
18:14:49
Russian Defense Ministry: Russian troops have captured the village of Petrovske in eastern Ukraine.
18:09:40
Baidu (BIDU.O) fell more than 1% before the market opened, after rising more than 2%.
18:04:12
Citi: Raised its second-quarter palladium average price forecast to $1,100 per ounce from $980 per ounce, and forecast an average price of $995 per ounce in 2024 (previously $965 per ounce).
18:02:47
Citi: Cuts iron ore 3-month price target from $150 to $130 per ton; palladium rebound will provide tactical opportunities for speculative selling and producer hedging; continues to see the palladium market in a structural long-term decline trend.
18:00:20
GBP/USD fell more than 0.50% on the day and is now at 1.2622.
18:00:10
The Eurozone industrial climate index in February was -9.5, expected -9.2, and the previous value -9.4.
17:57:21
USD/CAD rose 0.4% on the day to 1.3587, the highest level since December 13 last year.
17:55:36
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak: Russia and Iran cooperate effectively within the OPEC+ framework.
17:53:02
The South African rand fell more than 1% against the US dollar on the day.
17:45:41
Russian Presidential Press Secretary Peskov: Russian President Putin will not meet with visiting representatives of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) in Moscow.
17:44:29
The price of basic electricity for next day delivery in Germany fell by 13.3% to 62.50 euros per megawatt hour.
17:38:47
U.S. stock index futures continued to fall, with S&P 500 futures down 0.41%, Nasdaq futures down 0.58%, and Dow futures down 0.33%.
17:32:46
Nasdaq 100 futures extended losses to 0.5%, hitting session lows.
17:29:39
According to Interfax: Rosatom’s external revenue hit a record in 2023, exceeding US$16 billion.