Ethereum stood above $3,100 per coin, up 3.69% on the day.

Vale said it would remain committed to negotiations on disaster aid.

Bitcoin hit $63,000 per coin, up 7.29% on the day.

The S&P 500 rose 0.55% this week, the Nasdaq rose 1.43% and the Dow Jones rose 1.14%.

Hamas said it was "determined" to reach a ceasefire agreement in a way that meets the demands of the Palestinian people.

Hamas said that we emphasized the positive spirit when studying the ceasefire proposal, and we will go to Cairo with the same spirit to reach an agreement.

Fitch: US credit momentum will be weakened by interest rate uncertainty.

Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): We are seeing more and more consumers paying high interest rates.

Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB): We have received a large number of consumer complaints about buy now, pay later (BNPL).

GameStop (GME.N) shares continued to rise, with gains expanding to 29%.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week ending April 30, U.S. speculators reduced their net short positions in the S&P 500 Index CME by 14,932 contracts to 168,931 contracts, and stock fund managers reduced their net long positions in the S&P 500 Index CME by 17,130 contracts to 815,943 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week ending April 30, the net short position of natural gas futures in the NYMEX and ICE markets increased by 7,547 contracts to 19,865 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week ending April 30, speculative net long positions in WTI crude oil futures decreased by 17,887 contracts to 157,101 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week ending April 30, speculative net long positions in COMEX copper futures decreased by 2,907 lots to 64,303 lots.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week ending April 30, speculative net long positions in COMEX silver futures decreased by 6,195 contracts to 33,760 contracts.

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): As of the week ending April 30, speculative net long positions in COMEX gold futures decreased by 9,018 contracts to 167,139 contracts.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 0.64% at 18,529 points in the night session, 53 points higher than the previous session.

WTI crude oil June futures closed down $0.84, or 1.06%, at $78.11 per barrel, down 6.84% this week. Brent crude oil July futures closed down $0.71, or about 0.85%, at $82.96 per barrel, down 5.95% this week.

U.S. official: We believe there has been some progress in hostage talks in Cairo, but we are still waiting to see.

Brent crude oil fell 1% on the day and is now trading at $82.76 a barrel.