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Russian Intelligence Agency Director Nareshkin held talks with Syrian intelligence officials.

President of Hungary OTP Bank: We hope that after the (Russia-Ukraine) conflict will be over, we can return to all business areas in Russia.

Market News: Any foreign investment must be approved by the Indian government, and private enterprises will obtain a government license to set up nuclear power plants.

Market News: India is considering allowing foreign capital to hold no more than 49% of its shares in nuclear power plants.

Shares of US social media companies rose before the market, with Meta Platforms (META.O) rising 4.3%, Snap Inc up 2.4%, and Pinterest up 5.2%.

Thailand's Minister of Commerce: Hopefully, it will not take too long to reach an agreement with the United States.

Iranian oil minister: Iran will strengthen cooperation with Russia in the fields of agriculture and finance.

US stock futures rose, with S&P 500 futures rising 0.47%, Nasdaq futures rising 0.5%, and Dow futures remained flat.

Swiss National Bank President Schlegel will speak in ten minutes.

Thailand's Commerce Minister: Thailand will eventually be able to negotiate with the United States on tariff issues and get the best interests.

Indian Trade Minister: (Saying about domestic coke producers) Steel supply chain needs to be secured.

Indian Trade Minister: Steel safeguard tariffs have been implemented to prevent dumping.

Indian Trade Minister: Working to strive for greater market access to steel products through free trade agreement negotiations.

Hong Kong stock Xintai Medical (02291.HK) rose in the short term, once rising by more than 24%, with a turnover of about HK$180 million.

Market News: The jet taking off from Florida, USA, arrived in Russia, and U.S. envoys Vitkov and Putin will hold talks on Friday.

Iranian oil minister: Iran will sign a $4 billion agreement with Russian companies to develop seven oil fields.

The German DAX30 index opened up 110.85 points, or 0.50%, to 22,180.22 points on April 25 (Friday); The UK FTSE 100 index opened up 25.33 points, or 0.30%, to 8432.77 points on April 25 (Friday); The FCHI index opened up 65.78 points, or 0.88%, to 7568.56 points on April 25 (Friday); Europe The CSTO 50 index opened up 39.47 points, or 0.77%, to 5154.45 points; The Spanish IBEX 35 index opened up 131.70 points, or 1.00%, to 13303.00 points; The Italian FTSE MIB index opened up 229.31 points, or 0.62%, to 37,038.00 points.

European stocks generally rose at the opening, the German DAX index rose 0.51%, the FCHI index rose 0.83%, the UK FTSE 100 index rose 0.26%, the European Stoke 50 index rose 0.77%, and the Spanish IBEX35 index rose 1%.

Indian Steel Minister: The government is working to ensure a level playing field and prevent cheap imported products from hitting the market.

France's April INSEE Manufacturing Confidence Index was 99, expected to be 96, and the previous value was 96.