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French President Macron: Restoring stability in the Middle East is "in everyone's interest" as the spillover effects of the US-Israeli war against Iran are shaking the global economy.

Shares of some U.S. chipmakers rose premarket after Intel forecast higher-than-expected second-quarter revenue. AMD (AMD.O) rose 7.2% and Arm (ARM.O) rose 6.5%.

U.S. S&P 500 E-MINI futures rose 0.14%, Dow Jones futures fell 0.13%, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.65%.

EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Karas: EU leaders are pushing for the 21st round of sanctions against Russia.

The Central Bank of Türkiye launched a one-cycle gold-for-lire seller swap auction through the traditional method, with a scale of 10 tons.

Swiss National Bank President: In view of the conflict in the Middle East, our willingness to intervene in the foreign exchange market has increased.

SNB President: We have unlimited room for maneuver in terms of policy rates and foreign exchange intervention.

Germany's April IFO business expectations index was 83.3, expected 85, and the previous value 86.

Germany's IFO business climate index recorded 84.4 in April, a new low since May 2020.

Germany's April IFO business conditions index was 85.4, expected 86.2, and the previous value was 86.7.

Germany's IFO business climate index in April was 84.4, expected to be 85.5, and the previous value was 86.4.

German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd: One of our ships has passed through the Strait of Hormuz. Four of the six ships are currently still in the Gulf, and one ship's charter has expired.

Germany's IFO business climate index for April is due in ten minutes.

According to Handelsblatt: Commerzbank is planning further job cuts as part of its updated strategy.

Royal Bank of Canada: Raised its target price on Intel (INTC.O) to $80 from $48.

Morgan Stanley raised its target price on Intel (INTC.O) to $73 from $56.

Data show: Due to the sudden drop in wind power supply, Germany's over-the-counter base load electricity price on Monday was 105.50 euros per megawatt hour, a 37% surge from Friday's price.

The German DAX30 index opened up 13.32 points, or 0.06%, at 24194.00 points on April 24 (Friday);The British FTSE 100 index opened down 55 points on April 24 (Friday). 20 points, or 0.53%, to 10401.81 points;The FCHI index opened on April 24 (Friday), down 54.00 points, or 0.66%, to 8173.32 points;Europe The Stoxx 50 index opened down 22.13 points, or 0.38%, at 5872.60 points on April 24 (Friday);The Spanish IBEX35 index opened down 147 points on April 24 (Friday) .59 points, a decrease of 0.83%, to 17738.31 points;Italy’s FTSE MIB index opened down 334.91 points, or 0.70%, to 47572.50 points on April 24 (Friday).

Spain's PPI annual rate in March was 3.4%, the previous value was -7.00%.

Spain's PPI monthly rate in March was 6.5%, the previous value was -3.10%.