Johanna Barr, managing director of Advent International: Investor sentiment is improving and credit markets are becoming more favorable.

Israeli military spokesman: Many fighters were killed and no civilian casualties were reported.

An Israeli military spokesman said 20 to 30 fighters were found inside the UN Relief and Works Agency school hit in the Gaza airstrike.

London Metal Exchange (LME): Aluminum stocks decreased by 3,800 tons, copper stocks increased by 2,200 tons, nickel stocks increased by 36 tons, lead stocks increased by 2,100 tons, tin stocks decreased by 185 tons, and zinc stocks increased by 3,125 tons.

Lloyds Bank CFO: Overdue loans are decreasing. Early warning indicators for the economy are indeed benign.

Pricing documents show that Qatar set the official selling price of offshore crude oil in July at a premium of $1.10 per barrel over Oman/Dubai crude oil; the official selling price of onshore crude oil was set at a premium of $0.35 per barrel over Oman/Dubai crude oil.

German Chancellor Scholz: Concerns about an escalation of the conflict in Ukraine are not naive. My most important priority is to ensure that the Germans do not experience war.

German Chancellor Schulz: Zero tolerance for asylum seekers who have committed crimes.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will attend the G7 summit in Italy and the Ukrainian Peace Summit in Switzerland.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak: We see a gradual increase in global oil demand.

OPEC Secretary General Alghais: Oil demand should remain strong as travel activities increase.

Gazprom: Will continue to supply natural gas to Europe through Ukraine, with volumes reaching 42.4 million cubic meters on Thursday.

OPEC Secretary General Alghais: Oil demand remains good.

Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjártó: Hungary is not ready to give up energy cooperation with Russia.

Saudi Energy Minister: OPEC+ can choose to suspend or reverse production increases.

Russian Minister of Economic Development Oreshkin: Modernization of the Russian army is one of the main goals.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak: We have the possibility to respond quickly to developments in the market situation.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak: The OPEC+ agreements reached last week are correct and they provide certainty for the energy market.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Novak: OPEC+ is in the interests of producers and buyers.