JAPAN'S NIKKEI AVERAGE FUTURES ADVANCE 1.05% IN INITIAL TRADING
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JAPAN MAY CORE MACHINERY ORDERS PLUNGE 12.4% M/M, FAR BELOW FORECAST OF -4.2% AND REVERSING PRIOR +8.7%; FALL 1.9% Y/Y, SHARPLY MISSING FORECAST OF +12.3% AND PRIOR +15.6%
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COREWEAVE EXPLORING USE OF FINANCIAL DERIVATIVES TO HEDGE AGAINST FUTURE DROP IN MEMORY AND STORAGE CHIP PRICES - SOURCES
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BAHRAIN'S INTERIOR MINISTRY: WARNING SIREN SOUNDED
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SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS SHARES SURGE 7%
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SK HYNIX SHARES SURGE 10%
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SEOUL'S KOSPI SURGES 6%
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AUSTRALIA'S S&P/ASX 200 ADVANCES 0.6% TO 8,861.50 IN EARLY TRADING
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KOREA EXCHANGE ACTIVATES SIDECAR ON KOSPI AFTER KOSPI 200 FUTURES SURGE 5%; PROGRAMME TRADING HALTED FOR 5 MINUTES
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BRENT CRUDE FUTURES ADVANCE 1% ON OPEN TO $85.60 AS U.S.-IRAN HOSTILITIES INTENSIFY
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JAPAN'S NIKKEI SHARE AVERAGE RISES 1%
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European equity futures traded lower, with Euro Stoxx 50 futures down 0.2%, DAX futures off 0.3%, and FTSE futures losing 0.2%.
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KOREA EXCHANGE ACTIVATES SIDECAR ON KOSDAQ FOLLOWING KOSDAQ 150 FUTURES SURGE OF 6%; PROGRAMME TRADING SUSPENDED FOR 5 MINUTES
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KUWAITI ARMY: AIR DEFENCES CURRENTLY CONFRONTING IRANIAN HOSTILE DRONE ATTACKS
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U.S. equity futures traded higher, with S&P 500 futures up 0.1% and Nasdaq futures rising 0.3%.
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Kuwait's armed forces said their air defenses are responding to an ongoing attack involving Iranian "hostile" drones.
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RIO TINTO SAID SECOND-QUARTER COPPER OUTPUT FELL 7% FROM THE PREVIOUS QUARTER DUE TO AN UNPLANNED SMELTER OUTAGE AT ITS KENNECOTT OPERATION IN UTAH, WITH THE IMPACT EXPECTED TO LAST ABOUT SIX MONTHS.
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RIO TINTO MAINTAINED ITS FULL-YEAR COPPER PRODUCTION GUIDANCE AND SAID THE MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT HAS NOT MATERIALLY DISRUPTED OPERATIONS, THOUGH HIGHER DIESEL PRICES HAVE INCREASED PILBARA IRON ORE COSTS.
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ASIAN MARKETS ADVANCED AFTER WEAKER-THAN-EXPECTED U.S. INFLATION DATA BOOSTED GLOBAL RISK SENTIMENT AND REDUCED EXPECTATIONS OF AN IMMINENT FEDERAL RESERVE RATE HIKE. SOUTH KOREA’S KOSPI SURGED 6%, LED BY A STRONG REBOUND IN TECHNOLOGY STOCKS, WHILE JAPAN AND AUSTRALIA ALSO POSTED GAINS. WALL STREET’S RALLY OVERNIGHT, SUPPORTED BY STRONG BANK EARNINGS AND CHIPMAKERS, FURTHER LIFTED INVESTOR CONFIDENCE.
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THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION HAS ORDERED ICE TO SUSPEND MOST VEHICLE STOPS FOLLOWING TWO FATAL SHOOTINGS INVOLVING IMMIGRATION OFFICERS, WHILE ALLOWING EXCEPTIONS FOR CRIMINAL WARRANTS AND JOINT OPERATIONS.

THE POLICY CHANGE FOLLOWS GROWING SCRUTINY OF ICE ENFORCEMENT TACTICS AFTER RECENT DEADLY INCIDENTS IN MAINE AND HOUSTON, WITH FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES INVESTIGATING THE SHOOTINGS.
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China targets strategic sectors in Netherlands, report warns, citing ASML - NA
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