Australian Treasurer: We just got another 200 million liters of diesel. This brings the total additional diesel obtained in the past seven days to approximately 300 million liters. We are doing everything we can to secure more fuel for Australians.

[Mitsubishi UFJ: The U.S.-Iran conflict seems to have turned into a long-term stalemate] Mitsubishi UFJ analyst Lloyd Chan said in a research report that the U.S.-Iran conflict seems to have turned into a long-term stalemate rather than a quick resolution. The senior currency analyst said the United States appears to be using the blockade of Iranian ports to force Tehran to reach a peace agreement or risk further military escalation. "For the market, this environment means continued disruption to energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz," Chan said. The analyst added that pressure points were more pronounced in oil-sensitive currencies, including the Philippine peso and the Thai baht.

NI225 hit another record high during the session.

Market news: Japan’s Finance Minister will meet with the banking community to discuss the threat to Anthropic’s Mythos model.

Boeing has begun formal certification testing of engine anti-ice design repairs for its 737 MAX aircraft.

HSI opened on April 22 (Wednesday), down 183.88 points, or 0.69%, to 26303.6 points;Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Technology Index opened on April 22 (Wednesday), down 51.74 points, or 1.02%, to 5009.76 points; The state-owned enterprise index opened down 65.11 points, or 0.73%, to 8878.43 points on April 22 (Wednesday); The red chip index opened down 17.63 points, or 0.4%, to 4356.85 points on April 22 (Wednesday).