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Central Banks of South Korea and France hold seminars on digital assets and climate change.

According to the Financial Times: Mark Cancian, senior defense and security adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said he estimated that the daily cost of this operation to the United States was about $500 million.

European Central Bank Governing Council member Radev: Inflation expectations remain stable and the second-round effect has not yet appeared.

ECB Governing Council member Radev: The possibility of adverse inflation scenarios is increasing.

ECB Governing Council member Radev: It is too early to judge whether an interest rate hike will be necessary on April 30.

ECB Governing Council member Radev: If signs of sustained inflation emerge, the ECB must be ready to act.

ECB Governing Council member Radev: Inflation expectations may change faster.

The initial value of Japan's synchronized indicator for February was 116.3, expected to be 116.4, and the previous value was 117.9.

The initial value of Japan's leading indicator in February was 112.4, expected 112.4, and the previous value was 112.1.

The initial monthly rate of Japan's leading indicators in February was 0.3%, compared with the previous value of 1.7%.

The initial monthly rate of Japan's synchronized indicator in February was -1.6%, compared with the previous value of 3.4%.

According to Japan's Kyodo News: Japan's Congress is expected to pass a record-breaking annual budget of up to 122.31 trillion yen (approximately US$766 billion), which will end in March next year.

Association of British Motor Manufacturers and Traders: New car registrations in the UK increased by approximately 6% in March.

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders: Industry calls for an urgent review of plans to transition to battery electric vehicles (BEVs) are growing as the Iran crisis heightens uncertainty about consumer confidence.

According to Iran's Tasnim News Agency: Iran said that 15 US military personnel were injured in an Iranian drone attack on the "Ali Salem" base in Kuwait.

According to the Financial Times: The UK is considering testing artificial intelligence models used by banks.

According to Al Jazeera: Traffic on the King Fahd Bridge, a key bridge connecting Saudi Arabia to Bahrain, has been suspended due to the threat of Iranian air strikes.

India's Sensex index and Nifty 50 index both fell more than 1%.

At the close of early trading, the main domestic futures contracts were mixed. Ethylene glycol rose by more than 9%, plastics and methanol rose by more than 7%, polypropylene rose by more than 6%, propylene rose by more than 5%, and BR rubber rose by more than 3%. In terms of decline, rapeseed and apples fell by more than 4%, polysilicon fell by more than 3%, and pigs and dates fell by more than 2%.

US President Trump: The Artemis 2 mission paves the way for the United States to soon return to the lunar surface.