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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.

France's April INSEE Business Confidence Index was 96, expected 96, the previous value was 97.

Morgan Stanley: Cut the target price of US stocks of STLA.N from $15.1 to $9.6.

Morgan Stanley: Cut the target price of STLA.N from 14 euros to 8.5 euros.

Swiss President: (Says after talks in Washington) The United States hopes to reach a solution with Switzerland.

Data from the UK's National Office of Statistics shows that clothing and outdoor products retailers have increased due to good weather, while supermarket sales have declined.

The annualized annual rate of core retail sales in the UK was 3.3% in March, with an expected 2.2%, and the previous value was revised from 2.20% to 1.8%.

The monthly rate of core retail sales in the UK was 0.5% in seasonally adjusted in March, with an expectation of -0.4%, and the previous value was revised from 1.00% to 0.7%.