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Japan's two-year government bond yield fell 3.5 basis points to 1.230%.

Japan’s 40-year government bond yield fell 12 basis points to 3.6%.

According to Interfax: Russia’s negotiating delegation on Ukraine arrived in Geneva.

Market news: Japan's Ministry of Finance forecasts that due to rising debt issuance costs, Japan's bond issuance scale in fiscal year 2029 may reach 38 trillion yen, an increase of 28% from fiscal year 2026.

A fire broke out after a drone attack at the Ilsky refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region, local authorities said.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed up 21.80 points, or 0.24%, on Tuesday, February 17, at 8958.90 points.

Japan's Topix fell 1.0% to 3,749.41.

Market news: Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae is considering a multi-year budget to promote growth and crisis management.

Russian Ministry of Defense: Russia shot down 151 Ukrainian drones last night.

Market News: Russia's Baltic Sea port export operations are threatened by ice.

India's SENSEX index turned positive and was last up 0.1%.

Japan’s 30-year government bond yield fell 10 basis points to 3.385%.

Japan's tertiary industry activity index in December was -0.5% on a monthly basis, compared with -0.20% in the previous month.

Market news: Vietnam’s top leader will leave for the United States on Wednesday to attend the first meeting of Trump’s “Peace Commission.”

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi: Welcome French President Macron to visit India, hoping to elevate our bilateral relations to a new height. I believe our discussions will further strengthen cooperation in various fields and contribute to global progress.

Canadian Trade Minister: As part of the Canadian delegation’s trade mission to Mexico, we celebrated the relationship between Canada and Mexico. This relationship is rooted in shared values ​​and economic development goals that have brought and will continue to bring prosperity to both countries.

India's NIFTY IT index rose 1.4%.

The bid-to-bid ratio at Japan's 5-year government bond auction was 3.10, the lowest level since August 2025.

ExxonMobil Australia (XOM.N) said it had taken steps to either not use certain benefits claims or to override or remove them where "synergy" fuels were not used.

Market news: ExxonMobil (XOM.N) has reached a settlement with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over the use of Mobil's "Synergy" brand at nine petrol stations in Queensland.