16:49:20
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Calls on all countries and influential actors to take action to prevent further escalation of the situation in Lebanon and Israel.
16:47:36
The United Nations Human Rights Office expressed "extreme alarm" at the dramatic escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
16:13:38
Qatar Airways: It will suspend all flights to and from Beirut, Lebanon on September 24 and 25 due to ongoing conflict.
16:01:48
Turkish Ministry of Tourism: The number of foreign tourist arrivals in August was 6.83 million.
16:01:10
German think tank IFO: German business confidence fell in September.
15:51:06
IDF: More than 65 rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel this morning.
15:34:49
UAE airline Flydubai has cancelled flights from Dubai, UAE to Beirut, Lebanon on September 24 and 25.
15:29:44
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: Will maintain close communication with the government.
15:21:40
Kazuo Ueda, Governor of the Bank of Japan: I would like to closely study the service price data for October. The yield of long-term Japanese government bonds is affected by the trend of long-term US government bond yields.
15:20:45
UBS (UBS.N) CEO: We hope to continue to increase dividends.
15:18:45
UBS (UBS.N) CEO: Hopefully we can achieve a balanced outcome.
15:18:28
UBS (UBS.N) CEO: It is too early to speculate on the outcome of the capital requirements debate in Switzerland.
15:15:46
UBS (UBS.N) CEO: Our profitability in the U.S. is not as high as it should be.
15:13:11
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda: The unwinding of short-term speculative yen positions, which was partly responsible for the market turmoil in August, may be coming to an end.
15:08:25
UBS (UBS.N) CEO: We have seen gains in the stock and foreign exchange markets. The third quarter faces some challenges.
15:07:07
UBS (UBS.N) CEO: Investment banking development is in line with expectations.
15:06:55
UBS (UBS.N) CEO: No further major cost-saving measures are expected before the end of 2025.
15:00:56
At the close of the midday session, the main domestic futures contracts were mostly in the green. The European container shipping line rose by more than 11%, soda ash and glass rose by more than 6%, iron ore, No. 20 rubber, and rubber rose by more than 4%, coke, hot-rolled coil, polyvinyl chloride (PVC), rebar, and coking coal rose by more than 3%, and caustic soda and PX rose by more than 2%; in terms of decline, fuel oil fell by nearly 1%.
14:48:25
The main contract of the Container Shipping Index (European Line) rose by 14.00% during the day and is now at 2060.0 points.
14:27:57
Bank of England Governor Bailey: My most optimistic forecast is that interest rates will stabilize at a neutral level.