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Japanese semiconductor test equipment supplier Advantest's shares rose 10%.

Japan's 5-year government bond yield rose 4.0 basis points to 1.300%; Japan's two-year government bond yield rose 2.5 basis points to 0.950%.

In Japan, foreign investors purchased Japanese bonds of 961.6 billion yen in the week to November 14, compared with the previous value of 91.5 billion yen.

Japan bought 183.3 billion yen in foreign stocks in the week to November 14, compared with the previous value of -439.5 billion yen.

In Japan, foreign investors bought 1,020.9 billion yen of Japanese stocks in the week to November 14, and the previous value was revised from -347.3 billion yen to -346.6 billion yen.

Japan purchased 348.4 billion yen of foreign bonds in the week to November 14, and the previous value was revised from 566.3 billion yen to 566.5 billion yen.

Australian Prime Minister Albanese: Australia will serve as the negotiating chair of the Climate Conference (COP), and Türkiye will chair the presidency.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened up 65.10 points, or 0.77%, on Thursday, November 20, to 8513.00 points.

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority: Focuses on assessing potential risks arising from regulated industries and their interconnections with non-bank lenders, private equity credit companies, etc.

Australian Prudential Regulation Authority: Home lending standards remain solid, but there are signs of an increase in higher-risk loans and competition for new loans is intensifying.

The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority: is closely monitoring any build-up of domestic vulnerabilities, particularly in the housing market, including high levels of household debt.

Market news: A draft shows that U.S. President Trump is considering signing an executive order to prioritize federal regulations over state AI regulations.

The rise in NVIDIA (NVDA.O) drove the after-hours trend of U.S. chip stocks, with AMD (AMD.O), TSMC (TSM.N) and Micron Technology (MU.O) all rising above the 3% line.

Nvidia (NVDA.O) U.S. stocks rose more than 4% after the bell, and its data center revenue exceeded expectations.

Saudi Investment Minister: The total value of transactions between Saudi Arabia and the United States reaches $557 billion.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ended September 30, speculative net long positions in COMEX copper futures increased by 5,571 lots to 50,111 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): In the week ended September 30, speculative net long positions in COMEX silver futures decreased by 2,815 lots to 37,250 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week of September 30, the net long position of natural gas futures in the NYMEX and ICE markets increased by 23,112 lots to 240,600 lots.

U.S. State Department: The State Department has approved a potential foreign military sale of Excalibur ammunition and related equipment to India, with an estimated amount of $47.1 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency has submitted the necessary certification documents to Congress.

U.S. State Department: The State Department has approved potential foreign military sales of ammunition and related equipment to the Japanese government, with an estimated amount of $82 million. Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered (required documents).