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BASF: The production increase in Ludwigshafen is aimed at ensuring the supply of BDO products in Europe.

Benchmark Dutch natural gas prices fell 5.26% to 30.78 euros per megawatt hour.

According to Swiss Radio and Television, at around 7:00 local time on the 16th, a train derailed between Göpenstein and Brig, Switzerland.

BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi did not make specific policy requests.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: It is inconvenient to comment on the specific details of the meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: He has had a routine exchange of information with Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae.

India's NIFTY 50 index rose 0.5%.

Anthropic: The India team will provide applied AI expertise to enterprise clients, digital native businesses and startups.

Market News: Anthropic opens office in Bengaluru and announces new partnerships across India.

The UK's FTSE 100 financial sector opened up 1.2%; the technology sector opened up 0.7%, and the utility sector opened down 0.9%.

The German DAX30 index opened up 107.81 points, or 0.43%, at 25011.20 points on February 16 (Monday);The British FTSE 100 index opened up 1 on February 16 (Monday) 9.75 points, an increase of 0.19%, to 10466.10 points;The FCHI index opened on February 16 (Monday), an increase of 7.27 points, or 0.09%, to 8319.01 points; The European Stoxx 50 Index opened up 20.67 points, or 0.35%, at 6005.90 points on February 16 (Monday);The Spanish IBEX35 Index opened up 81 points on February 16 (Monday) .07 points, an increase of 0.46%, to 17753.47 points;Italy’s FTSE MIB index opened up 98.88 points, or 0.22%, to 45529.50 points on February 16 (Monday).

Switzerland’s preliminary GDP in the fourth quarter was +0.2% quarter-on-quarter.

According to the BBC: Britain is considering a significant increase in defense spending.

Market news: AMD (AMD.O) and India's TCS will bring the cutting-edge "Helios" rack-mounted artificial intelligence architecture to India.

BlueScope Steel CEO: The potential impact of any changes in U.S. steel tariffs is unclear

BlueScope Steel CEO: The priority of the U.S. midstream investment plan has been downgraded.

BlueScope Steel CEO: We will continue to explore low-cost solutions to utilize the built midstream production capacity in the United States.

Japan’s 40-year government bond yield rose 7.0 basis points to 3.725%; Japan’s 30-year government bond yield rose 5.0 basis points to 3.485%.

Iranian Foreign Minister Araghchi: Together with nuclear experts, I will have in-depth technical discussions with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Grossi on Monday. Meanwhile, I will also meet with the Omani Foreign Minister on Tuesday ahead of diplomatic negotiations with the United States. I came to Geneva with a practical plan to reach a fair and just agreement. The option of giving in to threats is not on the table.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed up 19.50 points, or 0.22%, on Monday, February 16, at 8937.10 points.