U.S. official: U.S. trying to corroborate Russian allegations that Ukraine tried to strike Putin with drone.

The final value of Markit composite PMI in the United States in April was 53.4, expected to be 53.5, and the previous value was 53.5.

Finnish centre-right leader Orpo: The parties involved in the government talks share a common vision.

Shares of Estée Lauder opened down 21%, the most on record.

Spot gold rose by US$4 in the short term and is now reported at US$2018.57 per ounce, while spot silver has risen by US$0.1 in the short term and is now reported at US$25.35 per ounce.

U.S. natural gas futures fell as much as 3.00% on the day and are now trading at $2.145/MMBtu.

Sweden, which holds the EU presidency, said EU ambassadors had reached an agreement to jointly purchase ammunition for Ukraine.

German Chancellor Scholz: Germany will allocate an additional 2 billion euros to the Green Climate Fund.

Allegations that the Kremlin was attacked by a Ukrainian drone suggest Russia may be preparing to launch a large-scale "terrorist" attack on Ukraine in the coming days, Ukrainian officials said.

And such a move would spur Russia to take "more aggressive action," Ukrainian officials said.

Ukrainian officials said the attack on the Kremlin would do Ukraine no good and would not change the situation of the conflict in any way.

Ukrainian Presidential Spokesperson: We will not use resources to attack foreign territories.

NATO intelligence chief: We see a significant risk that critical infrastructure in Europe and North America could be targeted by Russia as part of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

COMEX silver futures fell by 1.00% in the day and is now at $25.36 an ounce.

Ukrainian Presidential Spokesperson: Ukraine will use resources to liberate occupied territories.