Thailand’s Minister of Tourism: From January 1 to 21, foreign inbound tourists reached 2.01 million.

Market news: Sanofi will acquire Inhibrx for a total price of up to US$2.2 billion.

The main contract of the Container Shipping Index (European Line) expanded to 12% during the day and is now at 2070.0 points.

Israeli military: 21 soldiers killed in Gaza Strip in one day.

Mayor of Kiev, Ukraine: Fires broke out after Russian air strikes in multiple apartments in the Soloyansky district of Kiev.

Sri Lankan central bank official: Tight monetary and fiscal conditions are not expected to bring demand pressure.

The Israeli military said ten Israeli soldiers were killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours.

Spot gold exceeded $2,030 per ounce, rising 0.42% on the day.

On January 23, local time, multiple explosions were heard in Kiev, Ukraine. Earlier in the day, Kiev sounded an air defense siren.

The Australian dollar against the U.S. dollar AUD/USD has expanded its intraday gains to 0.50% and is now at 0.6603.

Ukrainian military: Ukrainian air defense systems participated in repelling Russian air strikes on Kiev.

Singapore’s CPI increased by 3.7% year-on-year in December, and core CPI increased by 3.3% year-on-year.

The Nikkei 225 Index and Topix Index both erased their intraday gains.

The USD/JPY exchange rate erased previous gains and now fell 0.02% to 148.09.

Shares of Zee Entertainment India fell 10% in pre-market trading after Sony canceled the merger deal between its Indian unit and the company.

Bank of Japan: Japan’s output gap has improved and is expected to gradually expand.

Bank of Japan: Medium- and long-term inflation expectations are gradually rising.