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JEFFERIES CUTS IBM TARGET PRICE TO $320 FROM $370

According to the Financial Times: Germany will begin the privatization of Gazprom subsidiaries.

Canadian miner B2Gold: Gold production is expected to remain at a low level in the near future.

Japan's five-year government bond yield fell 2 basis points to 1.815%.

Jefferies raised its price target on Tesla (TSLA.O) to $350 from $300.

A fire broke out in the Russian port of Tuapse after a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack, killing one person, the regional governor said.

At the close of early trading, the main domestic futures contracts were mixed. Polysilicon rose by the daily limit, with an increase of 9%, coking coal rose by more than 3%, and pigs, No. 20 plastic, coke, rubber, and glass rose by more than 2%. In terms of decline, ethylene glycol, apples, SC crude oil, fuel oil, paraxylene, pure benzene, and methanol fell by more than 2%.

According to The Hill: Trump will sign an executive order at 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday.

Tesla: Currently there are no specific plans to mass-produce robots at the Shanghai Gigafactory.

Market news: After a large-scale drone attack in Ukraine, fires broke out in the oil refinery and export terminal storage tank area in Tuapse, Russia.

Hong Kong stock Qunhe Technology (00068.HK) continues to strengthen, rising nearly 40% and currently trading at HK$25.96.

NI225 rose 1.0% to 59,062.27 points.

European futures fell, with European Stoxx 50 futures and German DAX futures falling more than 1%.

U.S. Southern Command: Conducted a fatal strike on a vessel operated by a designated terrorist organization. Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was sailing on known drug smuggling routes in the Caribbean and was involved in drug smuggling activities. During this operation, three male drug terrorists were killed. No U.S. military personnel were injured.

HSI opened on April 20 (Monday), up 44.28 points, or 0.17%, to 26204.61 points;Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Technology Index opened on April 20 (Monday), up 16.9 points, or 0.34%, to 5059.58 points; The state-owned enterprise index opened up 11.23 points, or 0.13%, to 8856.25 points on April 20 (Monday); The red chip index opened up 8.71 points, or 0.2%, to 4334.43 points on April 20 (Monday).

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: The list of securities underlying Hong Kong Stock Connect has been adjusted and will take effect from April 20, 2026, and will be transferred to Nobikan.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 48.30 points, or 0.54%, on Monday, April 20, to 8898.60 points.

NI225 opened up 222.75 points on April 20 (Monday), or 0.38%, to 58698.65 points.

The Dutch front-month natural gas contract rose more than 8% to 42.05 euros/MWh.

According to the "Mainichi Shimbun" report, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae's approval rate dropped to 53%; the "Yomiuri Shimbun" poll showed that his approval rate was 66%, a drop of 5 percentage points.