BRENT CRUDE FUTURES SETTLE AT $109.77/BBL, UP 74 CENTS, 0.68 PCT

Domestic News: 1. my country achieves major breakthrough in sodium-ion batteries. 2. During the Qingming Festival holiday, the average daily sales of key retail and catering enterprises nationwide increased by 2.4% year-on-year. 3. Six departments, including the Ministry of Commerce, issued guiding opinions on better serving the real economy and promoting the high-quality development of e-commerce. 4. The Chinese Embassy in Saudi Arabia reminds Chinese citizens in Saudi Arabia again to closely monitor the security situation, abide by local laws and regulations, and minimize going out. International News: 1. Australia and New Zealand have entered winter time. 2. Wells Fargo and Citigroup postponed their expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate cut. 3. The US services price index surged in March, reaching a new high since October 2022. 4. Energy Situation—① Saudi Arabia raised oil prices to a record premium. ② Iranian petrochemical facilities were attacked. 5. Strait of Hormuz—① Two Qatari LNG ships turned back, and the Strait of Hormuz passage remains blocked. ② The number of ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz rose to the highest level since early March. 6. Iran Situation ① US media: US and Iran mediators make final efforts to secure a 45-day ceasefire. ② Sources say a US-Iran ceasefire agreement may take effect on the 6th, including the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. ③ US media: The White House says Trump has not yet approved the ceasefire plan. ④ Trump: Tuesday is the deadline; Iran's proposal is not good enough. ⑤ Senior Iranian official: Will not reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for a "temporary ceasefire." ⑥ Iranian media: Iran conveys its response to the US proposal, rejecting a temporary ceasefire and emphasizing a permanent end to the war. ⑦ Iran launches the 98th wave of "True Commitment-4" offensive, striking a US amphibious assault ship. ⑧ Head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard's intelligence agency killed. ⑨ Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson: US pilot rescue operation may be for stealing enriched uranium. ⑩ Iran calls the US 15-point plan "extremely ambitious and illogical." ⑪ Israeli Defense Minister Katz: I have instructed the Israeli military to continue its full-scale strikes against Iran's "national infrastructure".

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