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US President Trump: The Grammy Awards are the worst, almost unwatchable.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed down 90.50 points, or 1.02%, on Monday, February 2, at 8778.60 points.

Keidanren, Japan's largest business lobby group, invited activist investor Elliott to hold private talks on March 5.

Samsung SDI: It will start mass production of prismatic lithium iron phosphate batteries for energy storage systems in the United States in the fourth quarter.

Samsung SDI: With the Inflation Reduction Act and tariffs in place, it is expected that there will be more opportunities to supply energy storage systems in the United States by 2026.

In January, Toyota brand car sales in Japan fell 4.0% year-on-year.

German Foreign Minister: The EU is working hard to reach more free trade agreements in Asia as soon as possible, including agreements with Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines and Australia.

The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold amid conflicting signals about the state of the UK economy.

India's January manufacturing PMI final value was 55.4, expected 57, and the previous value was 56.8.

Jefferies: Downgraded Airbus rating from buy to hold; lowered target price from 230 euros to 215 euros.

India's SENSEX index was last up 0.3%.

India's NIFTY 50 index turned positive and was last up 0.15%.

Fitch Ratings: India's fiscal consolidation is expected to be very modest, with a deficit target of 4.3% of GDP in fiscal 2027.

Fitch Ratings: India's budget demonstrates its continued commitment to maintaining macro stability.

Dragged down by financial stocks, India's Sensex opened 0.2% lower at 80,555.68 points.

India's 10-year benchmark government bond yield rose to 6.7734%, the highest since March 3 last year.

Traders: India's central bank may sell dollars before markets open to support rupee.

Hong Kong chip stocks continued to fall, with Hua Hong Semiconductor (01347.HK) falling by more than 10%, GigaDevice (03986.HK) falling by more than 7%, and Shanghai Fudan (01385.HK) falling by more than 5%. %, and individual stocks such as Innosec (02577.HK), Biren Technology (06082.HK), ZTE (00763.HK), and SMIC (00981.HK) followed suit.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index fell 1.1% to 8,771.500 points.

Japanese Government Spokesperson: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she hopes to build a strong economy that can withstand foreign exchange fluctuations.