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Shares in U.S. memory chip makers rose, with SanDisk (SNDK.O) rising 16%, Western Digital (WDC.O) rising 9.5% and Seagate Technology (STX.O) rising 9.7%.

The Dow Jones Index opened up 343.41 points, or 0.66%, to 52192.31 points on June 25 (Thursday);The S&P 500 Index opened up 58.7 points on June 25 (Thursday) 3 points, an increase of 0.80%, to 7416.95 points;The Nasdaq Composite Index opened on June 25 (Thursday), an increase of 234.46 points, or 0.92%, to 25711.09 points.

Qualcomm (QCOM.O) shares rose 11% in early trading, their biggest gain since May 22, after the company raised its long-term data center and non-mobile phone revenue targets.

U.S. equities opened higher: Dow Jones +0.58%, S&P 500 +0.79%, Nasdaq +0.97%. IBM (IBM.N) climbed 0.91% after announcing the launch of what it called the world’s first sub-1nm chip technology. Micron Technology (MU.O) jumped 17% after reporting results that beat estimates. Apple (AAPL.O) fell 2.27% after raising prices on multiple products, including Mac and iPad, citing storage‑chip shortages.

U.S. stocks opened, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.58%, the S&P 500 Index rising 0.79%, and the Nasdaq Composite Index rising 0.97%. IBM (IBM.N) opened up 0.91%. The company announced on Thursday the launch of the world's first chip technology smaller than 1 nanometer. Micron Technology (MU.O) surged 17% after the company announced strong results that exceeded expectations. Apple (AAPL.O) opened down 2.27%. The company raised the prices of many products such as Mac and iPad due to the shortage of memory chips.

Market news: A U.S. judge halted Trump’s executive order restricting mail-in voting.

Government of India: The restoration of LPG supply is due to the recent improvement in LPG supply situation.

Indian Government: Industry supply restrictions on LPG supply have been lifted.

Government of India: The government will restore the supply of packaged LPG for non-domestic use to pre-crisis levels.

White House: Trump will attend an event at Mount Rushmore on July 3.

Russia's central bank gold and foreign exchange reserves totaled US$743.8 billion in the week to June 19, compared with the previous value of US$729.3 billion.

Market news: The European Union has held talks with the White House on Anthropic after access to Mythos was cut off.

Tesla (TSLA.O): (for Gigafactory Berlin) will hire an additional 1,000 employees as it plans to increase production.

Tesla (TSLA.O): (Regarding the Berlin Gigafactory) From October 2026, production will increase to 7,500 vehicles per week, which means that production will increase by a further 20%.

Tesla (TSLA.O): The 20% production growth target announced in April (for the Berlin Gigafactory) is currently being adjusted again.

Romania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: After the drone crash, Romania expelled the Russian Consul General in Constanta; therefore, Russia's expulsion of our diplomats this time was "foreseeable."

According to Mexico's "Government Gazette", Mexico will extend the anti-dumping duties imposed on U.S. carbon steel pipe imports for five years.

U.S. Ambassador to NATO: Negotiations have recently been held with Türkiye regarding the sale of jet engines.

Apple (AAPL.O) shares fell 0.7% in premarket trading after the company raised prices on products including iPads and Macs to combat a shortage of memory chips.

Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Russia expelled the Romanian consul general and closed the Romanian consulate general in St. Petersburg.