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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 275.88 points, or 0.58%, to close at 48,185.80 on Thursday, April 9; the S&P 500 rose 41.85 points, or 0.62%, to close at 6,824.66; and the Nasdaq Composite rose 187.42 points, or 0.83%, to close at 22,822.42.

Mercedes-Benz U.S. reported retail sales of 78,500 vehicles in the first quarter of 2026.

Meta Platforms (META.O) has redeployed engineers to improve its AI models.

The speaker of the Iranian parliament commented on a previous post accusing the United States and Israel of violating the ceasefire agreement, saying, "Time is running out."

On April 10, CBS News reported, citing two U.S. officials, that the U.S. Department of Defense had lost eight Reaper drones in the Middle East since April 1. The U.S. has lost a total of 24 of these drones in its military operations against Iran.

Saudi Arabia's Energy Ministry said on Thursday that recent attacks have reduced the country's daily oil production by 600,000 barrels. These attacks have damaged production capacity at the Khurais and Manifa oil fields, affecting approximately 5% of Saudi Arabia's normal daily production capacity of 12 million barrels. The Ministry also stated that attacks on east-west oil pipelines this week have resulted in a reduction of approximately 700,000 barrels per day in oil shipments. Thursday's data marks the first official confirmation of the extent of the damage inflicted on Saudi Arabia's energy sector by Iran.

April 10th - According to the Kremlin on the 9th local time, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a ceasefire decision for Easter. On the 3rd local time, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky publicly commented on the Easter ceasefire. Zelensky stated that Ukraine had formally submitted a proposal to the United States regarding a ceasefire during Easter, but it is currently unclear whether the US has the conditions and opportunity to convey this information to Russia.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 0.70% at 25,900 points in overnight trading, a premium of 148 points.

Market news: Glencore and Mercuria have agreed to purchase more liquefied natural gas from the Commonwealth Group. Glencore plans to purchase 3 million tons of fuel annually from the proposed Commonwealth LNG plant, an increase of 50% from its initial agreement.

According to sources, Russian Presidential Envoy Dmitriev is in the United States meeting with members of the Trump administration to discuss the Ukraine crisis and economic cooperation. Dmitriev's visit comes as the US sanctions waivers on Russian oil are set to expire on April 11.

As of the 2:30 closing bell, the main Shanghai gold futures contract rose 0.60% to 1055 yuan/gram, the main Shanghai silver futures contract rose 1.37% to 18779 yuan/kilogram, and the main SC crude oil futures contract rose 0.25% to 632 yuan/barrel.

As of the 2:30 closing bell, the main Shanghai gold futures contract rose 0.60%, the main Shanghai silver futures contract rose 1.37%, and the main SC crude oil futures contract rose 0.25%.

Saudi Press Agency: An official from the Saudi Ministry of Energy stated that the continued attacks of this kind lead to reduced supply, a slower recovery, impacts the energy security of consuming countries, and exacerbates volatility in the oil market.

According to the Saudi Press Agency, an official from the Saudi Ministry of Energy stated that the Manifa oil field production facilities were also attacked, resulting in a reduction of approximately 300,000 barrels per day in its daily production capacity.

On April 10th, Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Ghalibaf issued a statement on the evening of April 9th regarding the regional situation, stating that Iran would only consider negotiations if the United States ceased violating the ceasefire agreement; otherwise, conflict would resume, and the Iranian people and military were prepared for this. In the statement, Ghalibaf said that Iran had achieved an "undisputed victory" in the war and enhanced its position in the regional and global order, but this victory was only the first step. Iran does not believe that military and diplomatic means can be separated and will continue to defend the rights of the Iranian people, achieving final victory through a combination of military and diplomatic struggle. The statement emphasized that Iran harbors complete distrust of its enemies and had refused to negotiate with the United States regarding Trump's ultimatum. Trump, in order to control his domestic financial markets, was forced to lie about negotiating with Iran and extended the ultimatum's deadline three times.