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Russian Ministry of Defense: After the ceasefire, the Russian Armed Forces continued to conduct special military operations.

Iran's Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Iran's Foreign Minister had a phone call with his Saudi counterpart. The two sides discussed the latest developments in the region and the status of negotiations between Iran and the United States in Islamabad. More details will be announced later.

Russian Defense Ministry: The Easter ceasefire agreement with Ukraine has been violated 6,558 times.

Due to rising oil prices, U.S. travel stocks fell before the market opened. American Airlines (AAL.O), Delta Air Lines (DAL.N), Southwest Airlines (LUV.N), etc. fell 2.4%, United Airlines (UAL.O) fell 3.2%, and Alaska Airlines fell 2%.

French President Macron reiterated that all efforts must be spared to find a lasting and solid path through diplomatic means to end the conflict in the Middle East.

French President Macron confirmed that France will work with the United Kingdom to host a conference in the near future aimed at restoring freedom of navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

Pope Leo: I have no political role and do not want to debate US President Trump.

Pope Leo: After attacks from US President Trump, I will continue to speak out against war.

Traders said Hungarian government bond yields fell, with local 10-year government bond yields falling by 40 to 50 basis points.

Hungary's BUX index once surged 2.9%, hitting a record high, after Hungary's Tisza Party won the election.

Anthony Whelan, a former aide to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, will lead the bloc's powerful competition watchdog.

Turkish Foreign Minister: If Iran and the United States adopt a "total acceptance or total denial" stance on nuclear enrichment, we may face problems.

U.S. LNG companies were higher in premarket trading, with Venture Global up 6%, Next Decade up 3.9% and Cheniere Energy up 2.1%.

U.S. President Trump forwarded a New York Post article titled "Trump deftly called Iran's bluff - he blocked the Strait of Hormuz himself."

HSI closed down 232.69 points, or 0.9%, at 25660.85 points on April 13 (Monday);Hong Kong's Hang Seng Technology Index closed down 38.25 points, or 0.79%, at 4822.01 points on April 13 (Monday); The state-owned enterprise index closed down 52.98 points, or 0.61%, to 8602.06 points on April 13 (Monday); The red chip index closed up 7.65 points, or 0.18%, to 4295.16 points on April 13 (Monday).

At the close of Hong Kong stocks, the Hang Seng Index closed down 0.9%, and the Stock Exchange Index closed down 0.79%. Some AI application stocks bucked the trend and strengthened. Dipu Technology (01384.HK) rose by more than 59%, and Xunce (03317.HK) rose by 15.6%.

German Economics Ministry: In the best case scenario, energy and commodity prices will gradually return to normal this year.

U.S. oil companies' stock prices rose before the market opened. Exxon Mobil rose 2.7% before the market opened, Chevron rose 2.3%, Diamondback Energy rose 4.1%, Devon Energy rose 3.6%, and Occidental Peroleum rose 3.2%.

Before the U.S. stock market opened, oil and gas concept stocks strengthened, with Battalion Oil rising 18%, Occidental Petroleum (OXY.N) rising 3.42%, and ConocoPhillips (COP.N) rising 3.18%.

Before the U.S. stock market opened, star technology stocks weakened, with Micron Technology (MU.O) falling 1.7%, Broadcom (AVGO.O) falling 1.5%, AMD (AMD.O) and Nvidia (NVDA.O) falling 1.4%.