The Philippine airport operator said it expected flight delays and said it was investigating the cause of the outage.

Nikkei 225 futures rose 0.48% in early trade, the highest since Aug. 19 last year.

Brazilian President Lula: announced to increase the income tax exemption limit.

Brazilian President Lula: Brazil will increase the monthly minimum wage to 1320 Brazilian reals.

Libyan National Oil Company: Gas pumping from BREGA to AL-KHMS has resumed at a capacity of 100 million cubic feet per day.

According to the Nikkei news: Japanese glass manufacturer Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (NSG) is considering withdrawing from the Russian business.

RBNZ: Bank of New Zealand has relatively little interest rate risk.

Spot gold opened with little volatility, at $1,990 an ounce.

According to Ukrainian Pravda: A strong explosion was heard in Pavlohrad (Pavlohrad), Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine, and buildings there were damaged.

[New Zealand’s North Island encounters severe weather] According to New Zealand media reports, from April 30 to May 1, local time, a violent storm hit the North Island of New Zealand. The area with the most rainfall reached 200 mm in 24 hours. An orange warning for rain and high winds is issued, and thunderstorms are expected in individual areas. The local emergency management department warned that heavy rainfall in some areas may cause flooding and landslides.

Market news: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that Turkish troops killed Abu Hussein Al-Qurashi, the leader of the extremist organization "Islamic State" in Syria.

According to the Ukrainian state news agency: The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense stated that Ukrainian rocket and artillery units attacked four concentration areas of the Russian army, weapons and military equipment, an ammunition depot, two artillery concentration areas and a logistics center.

According to the Ukrainian state news agency: The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense stated that in the past day, the Russian army launched 15 air strikes on Ukraine and used the MLRS multiple rocket launcher system to launch about 30 attacks on the Ukrainian army and Ukrainian settlements.

According to the Ukrainian state news agency: The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense stated that the Ukrainian army repelled 20 attacks by the Russian army in the Bakhmut, Avdeyevka and Marinka regions.

According to Ukrainian state news agency: Czech President Pavel said he believed it was possible to approve security guarantees for Ukraine at the NATO summit in Vilnius in July. He also added that Ukraine should have had effective security guarantees before joining NATO.

According to the Kiev Independent: Germany confirmed the delivery of the second IRIS-T air defense system to Ukraine.

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA): The Iranian President is scheduled to visit Damascus on Wednesday.

Two U.S. officials said U.S. Navy warships made a brief stop in the Sudanese port to help evacuate Americans.

TD Securities: It is expected that the number of non-agricultural employment in the United States may slow for the third consecutive month in April, which may be the lowest level since 2020, but the growth rate is still high. We expect the unemployment rate to rise to 3.6% and wage growth to reach 0.3%.