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According to sources, Indian banks are seeking subsidies from the Reserve Bank of India for hedging costs to raise dollar funds.

According to RIA Novosti: Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the Iran issue with the King of Bahrain.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held a telephone conversation with the King of Bahrain.

Russian Defense Ministry: Russian troops capture the village of Dobropasove in the Dnipro region of Ukraine.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae: Today, I exchanged views with the managers of four start-up companies on Japan’s start-up strategy.

Market news: US Secretary of State Rubio will visit Armenia on Tuesday.

US President Trump: The agreement with Iran will be completely different from the failed Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) agreement negotiated by the Obama administration. The JCPOA was a direct and open path to nuclear weapons for Iran. I wouldn't make a deal like that!

U.S. President Trump: (On Iran) Either a deal with Iran will be great and meaningful, or there won’t be a deal.

Indian government officials: The Indian government's monthly revenue will fall by 140 billion rupees due to the excise tax reduction on gasoline and diesel.

According to TASS: Russia has launched an attack on Kiev and will continue to respond to the attack on Starobirsk Academy, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Indian government official: Despite price increases, fuel retailers in various states are still losing nearly 6 billion rupees daily.

Kremlin: The price of natural gas supplied by Russia to Armenia is very attractive, but if Armenia abandons the integration process, it will lose this preferential price.

According to Interfax: Russia's Federal Security Service said that several magnetic mines were discovered on a Belgian oil tanker in the port of Ust-Luga in the Leningrad region.

EUR/CHF fell to a nine-week low at 0.9095.

Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Egypt's foreign minister met with Abraham Hamad, a member of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, to discuss ways to strengthen the strategic partnership between Egypt and the United States and exchange views on regional developments.

Italy's 2-year government bond yield fell 12 basis points to 2.706%; France's 2-year government bond yield fell 10.2 basis points to 2.724%.

The yield on German two-year government bonds continued to fall, falling 9.7 basis points during the day to 2.543%.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae: We continue to call for energy conservation, but we are not currently in the stage of further energy conservation, which may affect economic activities.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae: We believe bonds can be issued without causing a major impact on the market.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae: Japanese Minister of Economic Revitalization Ryomasa Akasawa will announce detailed information on energy-saving measures tomorrow.