UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA): The FCA has issued rule changes to improve the functioning of the secondary market for shares.

Financial Conduct Authority (FCA): As proposed, the requirements will focus on supporting investor decision-making and the transparency of listing sponsor oversight.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is proposing reforms to simplify UK listing rules to help attract a wider range of companies, encourage competition and give investors more choice.

UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA): FCA will simplify rules to encourage companies to list in the UK.

Bank Negara Malaysia: Core inflation will remain high amid strong demand conditions. Headline and core inflation is expected to cool gradually in 2023, averaging between 2.8% and 3.8%.

Bank Negara Malaysia: Now is the time to further normalize the degree of monetary policy easing.

Lloyds Bank CFO: The impact of the US banking crisis on the UK banking industry is very limited.

Gazprom: will continue to deliver gas to Europe via Ukraine, with 40.9 million cubic meters delivered on Wednesday.

French Finance Minister Le Maire: French retailers will extend price discounts beyond mid-June.

According to TASS: A fire broke out at a fuel depot in the Krasnodar region of Russia. The cause of the fire was the impact of a drone.

French Finance Minister Le Maire: Hope to break the spiral of food price inflation this autumn.

French March government budget -54.724 billion euros, previous value -50.32 billion euros.

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire: plans to hold a new meeting with companies next week to discuss how to deal with inflation.

French baseload electricity prices fell 6.3% the next day to €90/MWh.

HSBC: Although the European economic outlook is mixed but still stronger than expected, European stock markets are expected to be supported in the next few months.

Lee Changyong, Governor of the Bank of Korea: It is too early to say when the Bank of Korea will change its monetary policy.

Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Changyong: Inflation in South Korea has eased but is still above the target level.

Trader: RBI may buy dollars through public sector banks.

European Mediterranean Seismological Center: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck Seram Island, Indonesia.