The Australian dollar against the U.S. dollar AUD/USD rose more than 0.50% during the day and is now trading at 0.6450.

The U.S. dollar index DXY fell back below 106, down 0.11% on the day.

U.S. officials said that based on reports of an attempted rocket attack near the coalition base in Rumarin, Syria, coalition fighter jets destroyed a launcher in self-defense and no American personnel were injured.

The New Zealand dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate NZD/USD rose 0.50% during the day and is now trading at 0.5917.

The Nikkei 225 erased earlier gains.

According to South Korean media Newspim: South Korea and the United States will begin negotiations on defense cost sharing this week.

Market news: US Secretary of State Blinken and Israeli wartime cabinet member Gantz spoke on the need for an immediate ceasefire.

Market news: US Secretary of State Blinken and Israeli Defense Minister Galant discussed negotiations for the release of hostages.

The Nikkei 225 index extended its gains to 1% to 37,440.90 points.

Nissan shares fell as much as 3.6%, the biggest drop since March 26.

Brent crude oil fell below $86 a barrel, down 0.61% on the day.

The New Zealand dollar/U.S. dollar exchange rate NZD/USD broke through 0.59, up 0.22% on the day.

According to The Information: Microsoft (MSFT.O) hired former Meta Platforms (META.O) executive Jason Taylor to promote the development of data centers and OpenAI supercomputers.

The UK Rightmove average house asking price index rose 1.7% year-on-year in April, compared with 0.80% in the previous month.

According to Nikkei News: Japan requires prior notification before technology transfer.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has urged banks to monitor the insurance status of mortgages.

COMEX gold futures fell below $2,400 an ounce, down 0.65% on the day.

According to the Ukrainian Pravda: Mark Warner, chairman of the US Senate Intelligence Committee, believes that the ATACMS long-range ballistic missile may be delivered to Ukraine soon.