Gazprom: Gas shipments to Europe continue via Ukraine, with 41.2 million cubic meters on Wednesday.

UN aid agencies: Sudan needs $2.56 billion for UN humanitarian response plan.

Barclays: plans to add around 200 Parisian jobs over the next 2-3 years.

UBS: The oil price forecast was lowered because supply exceeded expectations.

Market news: Passenger car registrations in Europe rose 16% to 964,932 in April.

Siemens CEO: The German government needs to weigh which industries need to be protected.

Siemens CEO: German subsidies for energy costs unsustainable.

Siemens CEO: High energy costs may cause some industries to leave Germany.

Concerns about the US debt crisis persisted. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq showed strong bearish sentiment for several consecutive days, while the Dow showed the opposite direction. The market outlook is locked in the daily market barometer update of GAIN Capital Group

The greenback rose to a six-week high against the Indian rupee USD/INR and was last at 82.3925.

The Turkish lira fell to a 10-week low of 19.75 against the dollar.

Indonesian Attorney General: Indonesian Science and Technology Minister detained.

Market news: Hong Kong canceled the yellow rainstorm warning signal.

The monthly inventory rate in Japan was 0.2% in March, compared with 0.6% in the previous month.

Gems and Jewelry Export Council of India: Discussing with the Indian government to resolve the payment of Russian diamonds.

Deputy Governor of the Bank of Indonesia: It is expected that the El Niño phenomenon will affect Indonesian food inflation in the second half of the year.

Vietnam’s central bank has purchased $6 billion this year to shore up foreign exchange reserves, state media reported.