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Aluminum inventories at major ports in Japan were 279,800 tons at the end of March and 302,300 tons at the end of February.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange: The list of securities subject to Hong Kong Stock Connect has been adjusted and transferred to Hesai-W, effective from April 16.

Japan's 40-year government bond yield rose 3.0 basis points to 3.845%.

Japan's 30-year government bond yield rose 2.5 basis points to 3.610%.

NI225 stood at 59,000 points, up 1.52% during the day.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened up 11.10 points, or 0.12%, on Thursday, April 16, to 8989.80 points.

NI225 opened up 332.37 points on April 16 (Thursday), or 0.57%, to 58466.61 points.

In Japan, foreign investors bought 707.2 billion yen of Japanese bonds in the week to April 10, compared with the previous value of 2,421.4 billion yen.

Japan bought 255.5 billion yen in foreign stocks in the week to April 10, compared with the previous value of 1,437.4 billion yen.

In Japan, foreign investors bought 3,943.3 billion yen of Japanese stocks in the week to April 10, and the previous value was revised from 2,959.6 billion yen to 2,951.8 billion yen.

Japan purchased 696.2 billion yen in foreign bonds in the week to April 10, and the previous value was revised from -2462.4 billion yen to -2480.9 billion yen.

According to Politico: The White House will hold a conference call with U.S. oil executives on Thursday.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Senior U.S. defense officials held discussions with executives including the CEOs of General Motors and Ford Motor Co.

Market news: European Central Bank officials indicated they prefer to keep interest rates unchanged in April.

Australian Energy Minister: Fire at Viva Energy refinery remains out of control. The impact appears to be mainly felt on gasoline production, with refineries still producing diesel and jet fuel at lower levels.

According to the Financial Times: A ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon is expected to be reached "soon", Lebanese officials say.

According to the Wall Street Journal: US Vice President Vance is expected to lead any future high-level talks with Iran.

According to the British Financial Times: Norway’s $2 trillion sovereign wealth fund has “no plans” to reduce its U.S. assets.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Qalibaf: The United States should correct the mistake of "Israel First" and withdraw from it.

Iranian Parliament Speaker Qalibaf: The United States must abide by the agreement.