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The Hong Kong dollar once fell to 7.8390 against the U.S. dollar, its lowest level since August last year.

According to Japan Broadcasting Association NHK: The Japan-U.S. summit will issue a joint statement agreeing that the second round of investment will be as high as "over 11 trillion yen."

Hong Kong mainland property stocks pulled back, with Greentown China (03900.HK) falling more than 3%, followed by Yuexiu Properties (00123.HK), Longfor Group (00960.HK), Sunac China (01918.HK), China Resources Land (01109.HK), China Jinmao (00817.HK) and other stocks.

South Korean envoy: We are still considering US President Trump’s call for naval escort in the Strait of Hormuz.

Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs: The Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs received the EU Special Envoy for the Gulf Region.

Hong Kong's large models "Two Heroes" Zhipu (02513.HK) and MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) rose at the beginning of the session, and now their gains have expanded to more than 6%.

The OpenClaw concept of Hong Kong stocks strengthened, with MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) rising by more than 4%, and stocks such as Meituan (03690.HK), Zhipu (02513.HK), JD.com (09618.HK), and Xiaomi Group (01810.HK) followed suit.

Hong Kong stocks opened, with the Hang Seng Index opening up 0.21% and the Hang Seng Technology Index opening up 0.10%; concepts such as chips, OpenClaw, lithium batteries, precious metals, etc. strengthened. Star technology stocks partially weakened, and Tencent Music-SW (01698.HK) fell 15% after the performance.

Australian Prime Minister Albanese: An Iranian-launched munition fell near an Australian air force base in the United Arab Emirates, and no one was injured.

U.S. Senate Republican Leader Thune: Democrats are "holding hostage" the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), the Cybersecurity Department, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Coast Guard through a government shutdown, and the American people are paying the price. End the government shutdown and reopen the Department of Homeland Security.

According to Japan's Asahi Shimbun: delisting may become one of the options in Tokyo Electric Power Company's plan.

Philippine Agriculture Minister: Consultations are ongoing with India and Russia; will also consult with Belarus to ensure sufficient supply of fertilizers in the future.

According to Japan's Asahi Shimbun: Dozens of investment funds and companies, including KKR and Bain Capital, have expressed interest in Tokyo Electric Power's capital alliance plan.

BP (BP.N): The shutdown notice is not expected to disrupt operations or production.

Market news: Explosions were heard at a US military base in Saudi Arabia.

Australia's West Pacific Leading Indicator in February had a monthly rate of -0.09%, compared with -0.05% in the previous month.

Germany's Berlin Brandenburg Airport will be fully closed on Wednesday as a planned labor strike threatens to cancel all flights and disrupt the travel plans of more than 50,000 passengers.

Japan's Reuters Tankan manufacturing sentiment index in March was 18, compared with the previous value of 13.

Japan's Reuters Tankan non-manufacturing sentiment index for March was 25, compared with the previous value of 25.

U.S. Central Command: A few hours ago, the U.S. military used a 5,000-pound deep-penetrating bomb at an Iranian missile base on the coast of Iran near the Strait of Hormuz.