ECB board member Simkus: The economy is developing as forecast.

German Chancellor Scholz: Intel (INTC.O) has only postponed the construction of a factory in Magdeburg, and has not made a negative decision on Magdeburg as a location. We will stick to our semiconductor strategy, and there are other projects, and the expansion will continue.

European stocks rose across the board at the opening, with the STOXX Euro 50 index up 0.4%, the German DAX index up 0.4%, the British FTSE 100 index up 0.7%, the French CAC40 index up 0.5% and the Spanish IBEX35 index up 0.4%.

Norwegian Maritime Administration: Oil and gas discovered in the North Sea.

According to witnesses and security sources, gunfire was heard in several areas of Bamako, the capital of Mali.

Gazprom: Will continue to supply natural gas to Europe through Ukraine, with 42.4 million cubic meters delivered on Tuesday.

Sources: Thailand plans to issue up to 322 billion baht of government bonds between October and December and plans to issue 1.25 trillion baht of government bonds in fiscal 2025.

The Philippine stock index extended gains to 1%.

Indian Home Minister: The Indian government will conduct a national census soon.

On September 17, local time, the Philippine National Disaster Risk Reduction Committee announced that the death toll caused by Typhoon Bebejia has risen to 10.

Russian air defense forces destroyed 15 Ukrainian drones in the Bryansk region, including one over Kursk.

At around 17:41 local time on September 16, a 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck Romania, and parts of neighboring Moldova, Ukraine and Bulgaria felt strong tremors.

Singapore shares rose 0.8% to 3,597.87, their highest since early May 2018.

The Hang Seng Index rose 1%, and the Hang Seng Tech Index rose 0.6%.

Market news: The Bank of Japan will provide US dollar funds through pooled collateral.

Hong Kong-listed Immune Onco B (01541.HK) fell by more than 13% at one point. On the 16th, the company announced its global registration strategy for IMM2510 for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer and triple-negative breast cancer.