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U.S. business inventories rose 0.4% month-on-month in August, in line with expectations, while the previous figure was revised from 0.80% to 0.9%.

Dell (DELL.N) fell more than 10%, and HP (HPQ.N) fell 9.6%.

French Finance Minister Lesquière: The G7 has raised €260 million for Ukraine.

The U.S. August business inventories month-on-month rate will be released in ten minutes.

A spokesperson for the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) stated that the Trump AI Working Group will meet on Thursday.

Walmart (WMT.N) shares rose more than 4%, marking the biggest intraday gain in eight months.

AMD (AMD.O), Intel (INTC.O), and Marvell Technology Group (MRVL.O) all fell by more than 5%.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average opened 296.36 points higher, or 0.57%, at 51,917.84 on Thursday, October 15; the Nasdaq Composite Index opened 321.68 points lower, or 1.21%, at 26,371.19; and the S&P 500 Index opened 34.03 points lower, or 0.44%, at 7,684.91.

The Swiss government has released up to 30,000 cubic meters of aviation fuel reserves.

Market sources indicate that the World Economic Forum may appoint Christine Lagarde (current president of the European Central Bank) as its new chair as early as November.

The Romanian president accused Russia of carrying out drone attacks on ships.

According to Saudi Arabia's Al Arabiya TV, the Saudi-led coalition will soon hold a press conference to provide details on the attack on Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport and the recent military operations against Houthi facilities.

Russia's central bank's gold and foreign exchange reserves totaled $723.5 billion for the week ending October 9, compared with $733.2 billion in the previous week.

A spokesperson for the French Foreign Ministry said that France has begun implementing the operational details of the agreement to help protect Saudi Arabia's oil facilities.

The yield on 30-year UK government bonds is on track for its biggest one-day drop since April, falling 13 basis points to 5.781% on the day.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: Informed the G20 that market trends need to be closely monitored.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: The G20 reaffirmed past commitments to foreign exchange.

Canada's manufacturing inventory-to-shipments ratio was 1.6% in August, compared with 1.62% in the previous month.

Canada's manufacturing backlog of orders fell 0% month-on-month in August, down from 1.9% previously.

The U.S. New York Fed Manufacturing Employment Index for October was 10.3, compared to 10.6 in the previous month.