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U.S. Republican Senator Graham: President Trump understands what past leaders have overlooked, that is, Iran must not possess nuclear weapons.

The AI ​​application sector of Hong Kong stocks strengthened, with Zhipu (02513.HK) rising by more than 5%, Sagitar Juchuang (02498.HK) rising by nearly 5%, MINIMAX-W (00100.HK), Youjia Innovation (02431.HK), etc. following suit.

HSI opened on April 9 (Thursday), down 136.61 points, or 0.53%, to 25756.41 points;Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Technology Index opened on April 9 (Thursday), down 54.86 points, or 1.11%, to 4868.39 points ;The state-owned enterprise index opened down 53.6 points, or 0.62%, to 8623.71 points on April 9 (Thursday);The red chip index opened down 13.38 points, or 0.31%, to 4241.94 points on April 9 (Thursday).

Hong Kong stocks opened, with the Hang Seng Index opening down 0.53%, the K&T Index opening down 1.11%, and many technology and Internet stocks opening down. Alibaba (09988.HK) opened down 2.69%, and Kuaishou (01024.HK) opened down 2.53%.

Australian Prime Minister Albanese: We are helping Australia secure a large supply of fuel. Last week we passed laws to help fuel companies bring more supply into Australia. And we've cut taxes so you save money every time you fill up.

Japan's two-year government bond yield rose 1.0 basis points to 1.385%.

NI225 gave up its early gains and now fell 0.5% to 56011.68 points.

Japan's five-year government bond yield rose 2.0 basis points to 1.805%.

[SK Hynix is ​​attacking 1c DRAM: the yield has risen to 80%, and more than half of its production capacity will be converted within the year] SK Hynix is ​​accelerating to improve the competitiveness of its 10-nanometer sixth-generation (1c) DRAM, and investment in extreme ultraviolet equipment for this process has also increased by about three times compared with the original plan. Industry insiders revealed that SK Hynix is ​​focusing on promoting the development of 1c DRAM technology to apply to the seventh-generation high-bandwidth memory HBM4E core chip, and plans to deliver samples this year. Since Nvidia, HBM's largest customer, plans to launch the next-generation AI accelerator "Vera Rubin Ultra" equipped with HBM4E in the second half of next year, SK Hynix must speed up its research and development. Industry insiders revealed that the 1c DRAM yield rate of SK Hynix General DRAM has risen to 80%. The company plans to convert more than half of its DRAM production capacity to 1c process products this year and is expected to secure approximately 190,000 pieces of production capacity by the end of the year. (dealsite)

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: The list of securities subject to Hong Kong Stock Connect has been adjusted and will take effect from April 9, 2026, and will be transferred to Xidi Zhijia.

Source: Disney plans to lay off up to 1,000 employees.

New Zealand Federal Reserve Chairman Breman: If the conflict can be resolved quickly, I think there will be stronger growth this year.

New Zealand Federal Reserve Chairman Breman: Previous interest rate cuts are still providing some stimulus to the economy.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 30.70 points, or 0.34%, on Thursday, April 9, to 8921.10 points.

New Zealand Federal Reserve Chairman Breiman: Risks of rising inflation are increasing.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda will appear before the Senate Finance Committee at 0415-0440 GMT.

NI225 opened down 167.40 points on April 9 (Thursday), or 0.30%, to 56141.02 points.

U.S. Republican Senator Graham: Controlling Khark Island means controlling Iran's economy, which can serve as a good initial target if conflict breaks out again.

Japan bought 1,437.4 billion yen in foreign stocks in the week to April 3, compared with the previous value of 140.6 billion yen.

In Japan, foreign investors purchased Japanese bonds of 2,421.4 billion yen in the week to April 3, and the previous value was revised from -2,646.3 billion yen to -2,646.1 billion yen.