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The German DAX30 index opened on May 20 (Wednesday), down 83.40 points, or 0.34%, to 24344.77 points;The British FTSE 100 index opened on May 20 (Wednesday), down 36.72 points, or 0.36%, to 1,029 3.83 points;The FCHI index opened down 20.82 points, or 0.26%, at 7960.94 points on May 20 (Wednesday);The European Stoxx 50 Index opened down 7.91 points, or 0.14%, on May 20 (Wednesday). It was reported at 5845.05 points;Spain’s IBEX35 index opened down 19.55 points, or 0.11%, at 17650.55 points on May 20 (Wednesday);Italy’s FTSE MIB index opened at 48338.50 points, down 16.39 points, or 0.03%, on May 20 (Wednesday).

United Nations Secretary-General Guterres: Will insist that the United States repay its debt to the United Nations.

Market news: South Korea’s Ministry of Labor will mediate the dispute between Samsung Electronics and the labor union, and negotiations will resume at 4 p.m. local time.

Interest rate futures suggest the Bank of England will raise rates by about 52 basis points by December, compared with about 60 basis points on Tuesday.

NI225 closed down 746.18 points, or 1.23%, on Wednesday, May 20, to 59804.41 points.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae: Plans to protect people's livelihood and businesses while reducing deficit financing bond issuance as much as possible.

Russian Ministry of Defense: During nuclear force exercises, it was ensured that nuclear munitions could be transported to the on-site storage facilities of the missile brigade.

According to Interfax: The Russian Defense Ministry stated that during the nuclear force exercises, procedural drills were conducted to increase the troops and formations to the highest combat readiness.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index closed down 107.30 points, or 1.25%, on Wednesday, May 20, at 8497.40 points.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation of India: The company is buying Russian oil from entities not subject to sanctions.

According to Interfax: Russia's supply of S-400 air defense systems to India is progressing normally.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae: The possible additional budget is mainly aimed at responding to the situation in the Middle East.

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: A 5.6-magnitude earthquake occurred in the Türkiye-Syria border area.

The UK's unseasonally adjusted core output PPI in April was at an annual rate of 2.4%, down from 2% in the previous month.

The UK's non-seasonally adjusted output PPI monthly rate in April was 1.4%, which was expected to be 1%. The previous value was revised from 0.90% to 1.4%.

The UK's unseasonally adjusted core output PPI in April was 0.7% on a monthly basis, down from 0.2% in the previous month.

The UK's non-seasonally adjusted PPI monthly rate in April was 2.4%, which was expected to be 1%. The previous value was revised from 4.40% to 4.3%.

The UK's non-seasonally adjusted PPI annual rate in April was 4%, which was expected to be 2.8%. The previous value was revised from 2.60% to 3%.

The UK's non-seasonally adjusted PPI annual rate in April was 7.7%, which was expected to be 5.9%. The previous value was revised from 5.40% to 5.3%.

The annual core CPI rate in the UK in April was 2.5%, which was expected to be 2.6% and the previous value was 3.10%.