U.S. officials: At least five U.S. personnel were injured, one seriously, in an attack on Al Asad Air Base in western Iraq.

The White House: A briefing has been given on the attack on Al Asad Air Base in Iraq, and measures to protect U.S. troops and respond to any attack have been discussed.

Morgan Stanley: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking information regarding cash balance clearance.

British Chancellor of the Exchequer: People should pay their fair share of tax and the tax burden in the UK is already too high.

British Chancellor of the Exchequer: The British government will work with whichever leader emerges after the US election and hopes to strengthen trade relations with the US.

Bank of New Zealand: The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is now expected to cut the cash rate in August rather than November.

Local officials: Multiple American personnel were injured in rocket attacks on US military bases in Iraq.

The National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm Derby is currently located about 30 miles southeast of Valdosta, Georgia, with maximum sustained winds of 50 mph, posing a significant flood threat to the southeastern United States in the next few days.

USGS: Tropical Storm Daniel has been downgraded to a tropical depression.

Federal Reserve Statement: The Federal Reserve Board finalized its resolution guidance program for large non-global systemic banks.

The CBOE Volatility Index, the most-anticipated near-term volatility gauge, closed up 15.18 points at 38.57.

Both U.S. and Brent crude oil prices rose slightly by $0.3 in the short term and are now trading at $73.26 per barrel and $76.98 per barrel respectively.

Panama Canal Authority: Will increase maximum draft for ships passing through the Neopanamax Locks to 49 feet.

According to Sky News Arabic: A Pentagon spokesman said that so far the United States has not observed any specific actions from Iran that indicate an attack on Israel may be launched in the coming hours.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 0.23% at 16,781 points in the night session, 83 points higher than the previous session.

Alphabet (GOOG.O) continued its decline and is now down 4.5%.

Market maker Susquehanna International suffered a system failure on Monday.