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Ukraine's state-owned oil company: Russia attacked a gas extraction facility in the Poltava region last night.

The UK FTSE 100 index opened down 2.11 points, or 0.02%, at 10722.75 on Thursday, October 15; the Euro Stoxx 50 index opened down 65.12 points, or 1.05%, at 6125.25 on Thursday, October 15; and the Spanish IBEX 35 index opened down 36.32 points, or 0.19%, at 19194.38 on Thursday, October 15. The Italian FTSE MIB index opened down 456.34 points, or 0.92%, at 49297.50 points on Thursday, October 15th;The German DAX 30 index opened down 159.61 points, or 0.63%, at 25139 points on Thursday, October 15th;The FCHI index opened down 15.13 points, or 0.19%, at 7857.98 points on Thursday, October 15th.

European stocks opened lower, with Germany's DAX index down 0.5%, FCHI index down 0.2%, Italy's FTSE MIB index down 1%, and Euro Stoxx 50 index down 1%.

At midday closing, most domestic futures contracts declined. Shanghai silver fell over 5%, apples fell nearly 5%, polysilicon and methanol fell over 4%, benzene, lithium carbonate, and eggs fell nearly 4%, while SC crude oil, platinum, asphalt, Shanghai tin, styrene (EB), coking coal, and palm oil fell over 3%. On the upside, container shipping to Europe rose over 2%, and peanuts rose over 1%.

Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Green: The risk of a second-order effect is “quite significant.”

France's annual inflation rate rose to 3.4% in September, the highest level since January 2024.

France's final September CPI annual rate was 3.1%, below the expected 3% and the previous value of 3.00%.

France's final September CPI month-on-month rate was -0.3%, in line with expectations and unchanged from the previous month's -0.30%.

Dutch Prime Minister: All EU leaders need to do more for Ukraine.

France's final harmonized CPI monthly rate for September was -0.3%, compared to a forecast of -0.4% and a previous reading of -0.40%.

France's final harmonized CPI annual rate for September was 3.4%, in line with expectations and down from 3.40% previously.

The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund council has proposed continuing to exclude companies that produce certain products.

The Norwegian sovereign wealth fund board has proposed retaining an independent ethics committee, but giving it different responsibilities.

TSMC (TSM.N) Chairman: We are considering expanding our U.S. production capacity outside of Arizona, including Texas.

The final monthly CPI value for France in September will be announced in ten minutes.

Switzerland's producer/import price index rose 0.3% month-on-month in September, down from 0.70% in the previous month.

Switzerland's producer/import price index fell 0.2% year-on-year in September, compared with a previous reading of -0.70%.

Nasdaq futures fell 1% in early London trading.

The local governor stated that a fire broke out at an oil refinery in Russia's Ryazan region due to a drone attack.

TSMC (TSM.N): We will send our own team to inspect the power supply and data center progress in the United States.