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Transport infrastructure in the Russian port of Tuapse was damaged by drone strikes.

Iranian Ambassador to Russia: Reports that Russia provides intelligence to Iran are untrue.

Iranian Ambassador to Russia: Iran ensures the safety of passage in the Strait of Hormuz through the legal system.

Iranian Ambassador to Russia: We are more united and determined than before.

Iranian Ambassador to Russia: US and Israeli attacks on Iran have failed.

Japan's 40-year government bond yield fell 7 basis points to 3.775%.

Japan's 20-year government bond yield fell 3.5 basis points to 3.230%.

Bank of Japan survey: Japanese households expect the average inflation rate in five years to be 10.3%, with a median of 5.0%.

Bank of Japan survey: 82.6% of Japanese households expect prices to rise in five years, compared with 83.0% in the previous survey.

Bank of Japan survey: Japanese households expect the average inflation rate to reach 11.4% in one year, with a median of 10.0%.

Bank of Japan survey: 83.7% of Japanese households expect prices to rise in one year, compared with 86.0% in the previous survey.

Japan's tertiary industry activity index in February was -0.4% on a monthly basis, expected -0.5%, and the previous value was 1.70%.

U.S. Central Command: U.S. Marines departed from the amphibious assault ship "Tripoli" (LHA 7) by helicopter, crossed the Arabian Sea, boarded and captured the "M/V Touska". Marines rappelled onto the Iranian-flagged vessel on April 20 after the guided-missile destroyer USS Spruance disabled the Touska's propulsion system after the merchant ship failed to comply with repeated U.S. warnings for six hours.

JEFFERIES CUTS IBM TARGET PRICE TO $320 FROM $370

According to the Financial Times: Germany will begin the privatization of Gazprom subsidiaries.

Canadian miner B2Gold: Gold production is expected to remain at a low level in the near future.

Japan's five-year government bond yield fell 2 basis points to 1.815%.

Jefferies raised its price target on Tesla (TSLA.O) to $350 from $300.

A fire broke out in the Russian port of Tuapse after a "massive" Ukrainian drone attack, killing one person, the regional governor said.

At the close of early trading, the main domestic futures contracts were mixed. Polysilicon rose by the daily limit, with an increase of 9%, coking coal rose by more than 3%, and pigs, No. 20 plastic, coke, rubber, and glass rose by more than 2%. In terms of decline, ethylene glycol, apples, SC crude oil, fuel oil, paraxylene, pure benzene, and methanol fell by more than 2%.