June 16, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Monday that the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv suffered "minor damage" in a nearby Iranian missile attack. Huckabee said the "shock wave" from the nearby explosion caused some damage to the building, but no American personnel were injured. He also said the U.S. Embassy in Israel will remain closed on Monday because the "shelter in place" order is still in effect.

Indian Trade Ministry official: Negotiations on the bilateral trade agreement between India and the United States are making progress and both sides are sticking to the timetable of signing the agreement before the fall of 2025.

June 16th news, on June 16th, Zhang Yunming, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, met with Faustino, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Communications of Brazil, in Beijing. The two sides exchanged views on strengthening the development and regulatory cooperation in the field of information and communications. Zhang Yunming said that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Brazil relations have continued to deepen, and the two sides have carried out fruitful cooperation in the field of information and communications. China is willing to work with Brazil to fully implement the important consensus reached by the two heads of state, promote the docking of development strategies in the fields of information and communications infrastructure, technology application, and digital platform supervision, exchange management experience, expand pragmatic cooperation, and make new contributions to building a China-Brazil community with a shared future.

According to the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA): Iranian Ground Forces Commander Haidari said that dozens of drones successfully hit Israeli targets.

IAEA Director General Grossi: Expressed recognition of the cooperation and information exchange between the Iranian authorities and the IAEA.

Israeli military spokesman: About 100 military targets were attacked.

IDF: The IDF continues its string of assassination campaigns in Iran, with the killing of four senior Iranian intelligence officials, including the head of the Revolutionary Guards’ intelligence organization.

The onshore RMB closed at 7.1802 against the U.S. dollar at 16:30 on June 16, up 11 points from the previous trading day.

Polish Deputy Foreign Minister: Poland is ready to evacuate its citizens from Israel through Jordan.

On June 16, Hong Kong Stock Exchange CEO Chen Yiting said in an interview on the "H+A" listing mechanism that the simultaneous listing of companies in the Greater Bay Area in Hong Kong and Shenzhen will help expand the coverage of investors and will not dilute market liquidity. It is understood that the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is currently processing the listing applications of more than 160 companies, of which nearly 20 are expected to raise more than US$1 billion.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk: Israel has weaponized food and reiterated his call for an investigation into deadly attacks near food distribution points.

Total Energy CEO: A new agreement will be announced to double investment in Malaysia.

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk: The escalation between Israel and Iran is deeply worrying and calls on all parties to ease the situation.

Wells Fargo: Raised Microsoft (MSFT.O) target price to $565.

June 16, data showed that gold futures gave up gains after hitting a record high during the session, with futures prices falling 0.5% to $3,433.90 per ounce. The previous contract opened close to the historical high of $3,509.90 per ounce. ING analysts pointed out in a report that the escalation of tensions in the Middle East last Friday drove a surge in safe-haven demand, driving up precious metal prices. Analysts said that if the conflict between Israel and Iran further intensifies in the coming days, gold prices are expected to hit a new record high.

Oriental Selection (01797.HK): Sales of self-operated sanitary napkins exceeded 300,000 packs within 14 hours of going online.

Fitch Ratings: The outlook for the Asia-Pacific non-bank financial institutions sector shows varying degrees of sensitivity to global uncertainties.

Renault shares fall 5% as CEO Luca De Meo to resign.

The Hang Seng Tech Index rose more than 1%, after falling more than 1% earlier. Kingsoft Software (03888.HK) rose 11% to lead the gains in constituent stocks.

Indian Oil Minister: Reviewing global oil supply on a daily basis. India has ample energy reserves.