The Indian government: Exporters of fragrant and non-fragrant rice to some European countries will be exempted from submitting inspection certificates in the next six months.

Australian Finance Minister Chalmers: People are facing cost of living pressures, and we are aware of this and are taking measures, such as tax cuts and halving fuel taxes, to provide more cost of living assistance.

U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: Hyundai Motor America is recalling 294,128 U.S.-market vehicles because the seat belt anchor points may detach and fail to effectively restrain the occupants, thereby increasing the risk of injury in a collision.

At midday closing, the main domestic futures contracts were mixed, with cotton and beans rising by more than 2%, and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), apples, cotton yarn, platinum, fiberboard, corn, SC crude oil, and stainless steel rising by more than 1%. In terms of decline, BR rubber, caustic soda, and coking coal fell by more than 4%, PVC, European container lines, and ethylene glycol fell by more than 3%, and PTA, coke, and staple fiber fell by more than 2%.

Russian Foreign Ministry: We strongly condemn Israel’s attack on Lebanon on April 8, which caused hundreds of innocent civilian casualties and caused significant damage to civilian infrastructure. Such aggressive behavior could derail the ongoing negotiation process.

The Swiss consumer confidence index for March will be released in ten minutes.