Rio Tinto (RIO.N) will suspend operations at some of its plants in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul due to rain.

Kazakhstan Ministry of Energy: Kazakhstan plans to carry out maintenance on the Kashagan oil field from October to November 2024.

ICE New York cocoa futures fell more than 12% to $7,284 per ton; London cocoa futures fell more than 11% to £6,440 per ton.

According to the Wall Street Journal: The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has concluded its investigation into pre-merger transactions between Activision Blizzard (ATVI.O) and Microsoft (MSFT.O).

Robusta coffee futures fell more than 8% to $3,653 a tonne in London.

The winning rate of the U.S. Treasury bond auction for the eight weeks ending May 2 was 5.27%, compared with the previous value of 5.28%.

The U.S. Treasury auction for the four weeks ending May 2 - the winning interest rate allocation percentage was 33.46%, and the previous value was 26.27%.

The U.S. Treasury bond auction for the four weeks ending May 2nd - the winning rate was 5.275%, and the previous value was 5.28%.

ICE Arabica coffee futures fell 5% to $2.0520 a pound.

USD/JPY fell back below 154, down 0.25% on the day.

Automobile Association of South Africa: New car sales in South Africa in April were 38,172 units, up 2.2% year-on-year.

U.S. natural gas futures extended gains, with prices rising 5%.

U.S. natural gas futures held onto gains, rising 3.7%.

White House: Bad weather a factor in Gaza terminal construction progress.

White House: Still hopeful Gaza port can open within days.

U.S. stocks opened high and ended low, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq 100 all erasing their opening gains and turning to decline. The Nasdaq is now up about 0.05%.