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Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said he will resign at the end of May.

Hong Kong stocks opened lower and moved lower. The Hang Seng Technology Index fell 1% and the Hang Seng Index fell 0.74%. Technology stocks pulled back, with SenseTime (00020.HK) and Meituan (03690.HK) falling more than 3%.

Japan plans to capture 25% of the global autonomous vehicle market in the decade from 2030.

U.S. State Department: Welcomes the Philippines to join the Pax Silica initiative (related to stabilizing supply chains).

HSI opened on April 17 (Friday), down 183.29 points, or 0.69%, to 26210.97 points;Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Technology Index opened on April 17 (Friday), down 36.5 points, or 0.72%, to 5055.58 points; The state-owned enterprise index opened on April 17 (Friday), down 64.54 points, or 0.72%, to 8840.57 points; The red chip index opened on April 17 (Friday), down 3.05 points, or 0.07%, to 4344.36 points.

Hong Kong stocks opened, with the Hang Seng Index opening down 0.69% and the Stock Exchange Index opening down 0.72%. On the first day of listing, Qunhe Technology (00068.HK) opened up 171.65%, and Changguangchenxin (03277.HK) opened up 80.54%.

U.S. Central Command: U.S. forces remain vigilant and enforce blockades of ships attempting to enter or leave Iranian ports and coastal areas.

PEMEX CEO: There was an oil spill and I was not informed about the repairs on a pipeline. Several officials will leave their jobs as a result of the incident. The source of the leak was an oil pipeline.

Mexican officials: There is evidence of an oil spill near the Cantarel platform.

Japanese Ministry of Finance official: (When asked whether the Bank of Japan’s delay in raising interest rates may cause the yen to fall sharply) No comment.

U.S. President Trump said on the 16th that the war in Iran "should be over soon."

US President Trump: Despite our "little expedition" in Iran, the United States still has the strongest economy in the world.

US President Trump: We have to "take a trip" to Iran. I didn't want to do it, but we had no choice because they couldn't be allowed to have nuclear weapons.

US President Trump: The Iran war is going very smoothly, everything is perfect.

US President Trump: The Iran war "should end soon."

According to the Associated Press: U.S. Democrat Analilia Mejia won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in New Jersey’s 11th Congressional District.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 21.60 points, or 0.24%, on Friday, April 17, to 8933.40 points.

According to Al Jazeera: Bahrain welcomes the Israel-Lebanon ceasefire and supports US mediation.

NI225 opened down 227.62 points on April 17 (Friday), or 0.38%, to 59290.72 points.

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Real interest rates in Japan remain low, and there is strong uncertainty about the prospect of conflict in the Middle East.