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S&P: The stable outlook reflects market expectations that the UK economy will be able to withstand the impact of rising oil, gas and other input prices related to the Middle East conflict.

Nasdaq: As of March 31, the total short position in Nasdaq Capital Markets securities was 3.88 billion shares.

S&P affirms Egypt’s “B/B” rating; outlook stable.

S&P affirms UK's "AA+/A-1+" rating; outlook stable.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 269.23 points, or 0.56%, at 47,916.57 on Friday, April 10; the S&P 500 closed down 7.77 points, or 0.11%, at 6,816.89; and the Nasdaq Composite closed up 80.48 points, or 0.35%, at 22,902.89.

Iranian media reported that dialogue between Iran and the United States would begin if "preconditions were accepted".

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ending April 7, speculators increased their net short positions in CBOT U.S. 2-year Treasury futures by 74,691 contracts to 1,712,015 contracts, reduced their net short positions in U.S. 5-year Treasury futures by 33,911 contracts to 1,552,929 contracts, increased their net short positions in U.S. 10-year Treasury futures by 39,561 contracts to 823,624 contracts, and reduced their net short positions in ultra-long-term Treasury futures by 7,746 contracts to 260,383 contracts.

White House National Economic Council Director Hassett: The impact of this event on GDP is limited.

White House National Economic Council Director Hassett: Gasoline prices are currently very high.

White House National Economic Council Director Hassett: I hope the surge in gasoline prices won't affect other aspects.

Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.AN, BRK.BN) has filed documents proposing to issue six tranches of bonds totaling 272.3 billion yen.

The U.S. Department of Energy states that companies borrowing crude oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve include Macquarie and Phillips 66.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 0.16% at 25,964 points in overnight trading, a premium of 70 points.

World Bank President: The World Bank is working to help countries diversify their energy sources and increase their self-sufficiency.

World Bank President: The World Bank is in communication with several countries that have been severely affected by war, including island nations with no natural resources.

World Bank President: Developing countries should focus on taking targeted, temporary crisis response measures; they should be wary of shrinking fiscal space.

World Bank President: Even with a ceasefire, global growth is still expected to decline by 0.2 to 0.3 percentage points; emerging markets will see a slightly larger decline.

World Bank President: The Middle East war will have a ripple effect on the global economy.