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Market news: U.S. President Trump will attend a policy meeting at 3:30 pm ET on Monday.

Japan's 40-year government bond yield rose 2.5 basis points to 3.630%.

India's NIFTY IT index fell 1.5%.

According to British Sky News: British private equity firm Bridgepoint will acquire a stake in consulting firm Interpath Advisory for 800 million pounds.

Hong Kong real estate stocks fluctuated upward, with Greentown China (03900.HK) rising by more than 6%, China Resources Land (01109.HK) and Sino-Ocean Group (03377.HK) rising by more than 5%, New City Development (01030.HK) and Longfor Group (00960.HK) rising by more than 4%, R&F Properties (02777.HK) and Vanke Enterprise (02202.HK) rising by more than 3%.

Hong Kong auto stocks continued to fall, with Great Wall Motor (02333.HK) falling nearly 7%, NIO (09866.HK) falling more than 5%, Chery Automobile (09973.HK) and Xpeng Motors (09868.HK) falling more than 4%, and Geely Automobile (00175.HK) falling more than 3%.

Hong Kong innovative pharmaceutical stocks performed strongly, with Ascletis Pharmaceuticals (01672.HK) rising by more than 9%, Innovent Biologics (01801.HK), BeiGene (06160.HK), Genting Xinyao (01952.HK) rising by more than 5%, and Zai Lab (09688.HK) and 3SBio (01530.HK) rising by more than 4%.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The Japanese economy is expected to maintain a cycle of moderate wage and price increases.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Adjusting monetary support will help achieve sustainable growth.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: If the economy and price trends are in line with our forecasts, the Bank of Japan is expected to continue raising interest rates.

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama: Japan is at a critical stage of transitioning from an economy mired in deflation to a growth-oriented economy.

Australian Finance Minister Chalmers: It is crucial to avoid escalation of the situation and Australia supports international law; the United States will determine the legality of the Caracas raid.

Ukrainian military: Russia's attack on Kiev has so far killed one person and continues.

Australian Finance Minister Chalmers: The government encourages diplomatic activities on Venezuela.

Hong Kong insurance stocks collectively strengthened. Xinhua Insurance (01336.HK), China Life (02628.HK), and China Taiping (00966.HK) rose by more than 3%, while China Pacific Insurance (02601.HK), Sunshine Insurance (06963.HK), and Zhongan Online (06060.HK) rose by more than 2%.

The brain-computer interface sector of Hong Kong stocks continues to be active. Nanjing Panda Electronics (00553.HK) rose by more than 17%, MicroPort Brain Sciences (02172.HK) rose by more than 11%, Xinwei Medical-B (06609.HK) rose by more than 9%, Brain Motion Aurora-B (06681.HK) rose by nearly 5%, and Lenovo Group (00992.HK) rose by more than 3%.

Hong Kong stock Bilibili (09626.HK) rose more than 5%, with a turnover exceeding HK$290 million.

Hong Kong stock Kuaishou (01024.HK) rose more than 10%, with a turnover exceeding HK$1.8 billion and a total market value of HK$315 billion.

The oil and gas equipment and services sector of Hong Kong stocks rose in early trading, with Shandong Molong (00568.HK) rising by more than 13%, Sinopec Oilfield Services (01033.HK) rising by nearly 3%, and China Oilfield Services (02883.HK) rising by 0.84%.

US President Trump: Oil companies "very much" want to enter Venezuela.