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

BHP Billiton (BHP.N) has made a bid that values Anglo American at 31.1 billion pounds.

Deutsche Bank CFO: U.S. commercial real estate provisions are expected to decrease next quarter.

BNP Paribas CFO: European Central Bank is expected to lower interest rates.

Barclays CEO: UK election unlikely to cause market volatility.

Barclays still forecasts a full-year common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 13% to 14%, while the market estimate is 13.5%.

Market news: Hyundai Motor will invest in facilities for a hybrid vehicle plant in Georgia.

According to the European Mediterranean Seismological Center, at 17:07 local time on April 25, a magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred in the Kermadec Islands region of New Zealand (31.602 degrees south latitude, 178.8 degrees west longitude), with a focal depth of 145.4 kilometers.

Market news: Pichai, chairman of the Stock Exchange of Thailand, resigned on April 24.

The Swiss National Bank announced a first-quarter profit of 58.8 billion Swiss francs; its foreign exchange position made a profit of 52.4 billion Swiss francs, its gold business made a profit of 8.9 billion Swiss francs, and its Swiss franc position lost 2.4 billion Swiss francs.

Nestlé still forecasts full-year organic revenue of approximately +4%, while the market forecast is +4.1%.

Thailand said the reduction in bank loan rates will help ease the interest burden.

The acting CEO of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank said he did not see any impact from the geopolitical situation.

The acting CEO of Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank said he expects the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates twice.

Market news: Vietnam may need 26 trillion VND to train chip workers by 2030.

Market news: The Central Bank of Vietnam canceled the gold auction on April 25.

Philippine Finance Minister: Not considering raising key interest rates at this time.

Market news: Japanese pharmaceutical company DAIICHI SANKYO plans to repurchase 2.87% of its shares for 200 billion yen.

Eva Zamrazilova, Deputy Governor of the Czech Central Bank: Considering a 25 or 50 basis point interest rate cut.