South Africa has extended a ban on scrap metal exports by six months.

The trade account of the euro area in April was not adjusted seasonally -11.7 billion euros, the previous value was 25.6 billion euros.

Commodities trader Trafigura restructures zinc and lead trading teams.

Total Italian government debt rose to 2.81 trillion euros in April.

Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government: The industrial production index in the first quarter increased by 3.9% year-on-year.

Saudi Arabia and the UAE have lobbied European countries to restore ties with Syria.

HSBC downgraded UK and French equities to Underweight and Spanish equities to Neutral.

HSBC upgraded European healthcare stocks to overweight.

HSBC downgraded European financials to neutral from overweight.

HSBC strategists raised their year-end target for the German DAX by 14% to 16,900.

WTI crude oil stood at $69/barrel, up 0.19% on the day.

According to Ukrainian Pravda: The Pentagon expects that the Ukrainian army will complete the training program of the "Abrams" tank by the end of summer. The end of the training roughly coincides with the expected delivery of 31 M1A1 Abrams tanks to Ukraine in the fall.

India expects edible oil prices to fall after lowering import duties.

London Metal Exchange (LME): Aluminum inventories decreased by 3,700 tons, copper inventories decreased by 4,725 tons, nickel inventories decreased by 6 tons, lead inventories were flat, tin inventories increased by 5 tons, and zinc inventories decreased by 375 tons.

The Indian rupee reversed course to rise to 82.06 against the dollar, its highest level since May 11.

Denmark will train Ukrainian pilots at Skrydstrup air base

Turkish Deputy Oil Minister: Turkish energy delegation and Iraqi oil officials will meet in Baghdad on June 19 to discuss resuming northern Iraqi oil exports.