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Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed down 42.80 points, or 0.49%, on Wednesday, July 8, at 8761.10 points.

Hungarian Prime Minister Mazyor: I had discussions with Ukrainian President Zelensky and we agreed to have a bilateral meeting in the near future.

PRESIDENT OF POLAND: I spoke briefly to US President Trump yesterday and, as usual, our discussion focused on the permanent presence of the US military in Poland.

The Hang Seng Technology Index rose by 5% in the afternoon, with the Hang Seng Index rising by 3.10%. Technology stocks and chip stocks continued to strengthen. Zhipu (02513.HK) rose by more than 14%, and Alibaba (09988.HK) rose by more than 14%. 12%, Lenovo Group (00992.HK) rose by more than 8%, Kuaishou (01024.HK) and SenseTime (00020.HK) rose by more than 7%, and Xiaomi Group (01810.HK) rose by more than 8%.

Danish Prime Minister: Without NATO, I cannot guarantee the security of my people. I think the same is true in America.

German Defense Minister: We will increase our efforts to provide Ukraine with air defense interceptors, but other countries also need to contribute.

German Defense Minister: (On the purchase of Tomahawk missiles from the United States) We are having fruitful negotiations and I am optimistic about reaching an agreement.

Tradeweb data showed that the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury note rose to a four-week high at 4.565%.

A nighttime Russian attack on Ukraine's capital Kiev killed one person, local officials said.

German Defense Minister: (Regarding Trump’s criticism of Germany for not supporting the Iran war) This matter was not mentioned at all in the NATO summit negotiations.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: Trump wants a shift in the sharing of responsibilities within NATO, and this shift is happening.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: The pattern of responsibility sharing is changing.

NATO Secretary-General Rutte: But there is also a reasonable expectation that Europe and Canada should achieve a balance in defense spending within NATO.

NATO Secretary-General Rutte: The United States’ disappointment with its allies on the Iran issue is limited to “individual cases.”

According to Iranian state media: The Iranian military said it has targeted U.S. bases in Bahrain and promised to carry out more attacks if the United States launches another attack on Iran.

Japan's economic observers' outlook index for June was 45.7, compared with the expected 42.3 and the previous value of 40.7.

Japan's June Economic Observer Current Situation Index was 44, compared with the expected 44.2 and the previous value of 43.6.

A senior lawmaker revealed that Japan's ruling party is considering strengthening supervision of information disclosure by activist investors.

India's NIFTY oil and gas index fell 1.5%.

JPMorgan Chase: Raised target price on General Motors (GM.N) to $110 from $98.