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The three major U.S. stock index futures turned down, among which Nasdaq futures fell 0.18%.

Hong Kong stocks China Rare Earths (00769.HK) rose again in the afternoon, up more than 25%, with a turnover of nearly HK$400 million.

Hong Kong non-alcoholic beverage stocks plunged in the afternoon, Gu Ming (01364.HK) fell by more than 7%, Mixue Group (02097.HK) fell by more than 6%, Cha Baidao (02555.HK) fell by nearly 6%, Andre Juice (02218.HK) fell by nearly 3%.

Japan Meteorological Agency: There is no El Nino or La Nina phenomenon happening at present. There is a 60% chance that the normal weather pattern will continue in the future.

Russian news agencies reported that Russian defense forces destroyed 102 Ukrainian drones at night.

Australian Prime Minister Albanys: Video of Australian journalists injured in protests in Los Angeles "shocking". Communication with the U.S. government has been conducted on related issues.

According to Kyodo News: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and U.S. President Trump will hold bilateral talks during the G7 summit in Canada.

Hong Kong airline stocks fluctuated upward, with China Eastern Airlines (00670.HK) rising more than 4%, China Southern Airlines (01055.HK) rising more than 3.5%, Bank of China Airlines Leasing (02588.HK) rising nearly 3%, and Air China (00753.HK) rising 1.7%.

Market News: Australian Prime Minister appoints Jenny Wilkinson as Finance Minister.

Hong Kong stock METALIGHT (02605.HK) fell nearly 27% on the first day of listing. In terms of news, the company received 274.44 times subscription in the public offering stage and 2.49 times subscription in the international allocation stage.

The trends of new consumer concept stocks in Hong Kong stocks were differentiated. Pop Mart (09992.HK) once rose by more than 4% to a record high. Guoquan (02517.HK) rose by nearly 3%, Naixue's Tea (02150.HK) and Miniso (09896.HK) both rose by nearly 2%; Gu Ming (01364.HK) and Mixue Group (02097.HK) both fell by nearly 4%, Tea Baidao (02555.HK) fell by more than 3.6%, and Bruco (00325.HK) fell by 2.2%.

Hong Kong stock Shiteng Holdings (02562.HK) once rose nearly 14%. According to the announcement, the company plans to acquire a Chinese Software as a Service (SaaS) company.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: If we have enough confidence to believe that the potential inflation rate is close to 2% or fluctuates around 2%, we will raise interest rates.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The Bank of Japan keeps the real interest rate negative, bringing the potential inflation rate to 2%, and keeping the inflation rate stable at 2%.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: It is still some distance away from rising prices by 2%.

Hong Kong stocks were active at the beginning of the trading session, with Xincheng Development Holdings (01030.HK) and China Jinmao (00817.HK) both rising by more than 5%, R&F Properties (02777.HK) more than 4%, Greentown China (03900.HK), Sunac China (01918.HK), Xuhui Holdings Group (00884.HK) and Rongxin China (03301.HK) all rising by more than 3%.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The potential inflation rate is still below 2%.

Hong Kong pharmaceutical outsourcing concept stocks fluctuated and rose, with Tiger Pharmaceuticals (03347.HK) rising more than 7%, Kelly Ying (06821.HK) and Kanglong Chemical (03759.HK) both rose nearly 6%, Zhaoyan Pharmaceuticals (06127.HK) rising more than 5.5%, and WuXi Biologics (02269.HK) rising more than 4%.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: If the economy and prices face strong downward pressure, the Bank of Japan has limited room to support the economy through interest rate cuts, and the short-term interest rate is still maintained at 0.5%.

Australia's NAB Business Confidence Index for May 2, with the previous value -1.