Key News 1. The US military announced it will close the Strait of Hormuz, prohibiting unauthorized vessels from passing through. 2. Deutsche Bank predicts S&P 500 earnings per share growth of 19%, with Nvidia (NVDA.O) and Micron Technology (MU.O) s

2026-04-13

Key News 1. The US military announced it will close the Strait of Hormuz, prohibiting unauthorized vessels from passing through. 2. Deutsche Bank predicts S&P 500 earnings per share growth of 19%, with Nvidia (NVDA.O) and Micron Technology (MU.O) supporting over 50% overall earnings growth. Individual Stock News 1. SanDisk (SNDK.O) will be included in the Nasdaq 100 Index. 2. Simeon Bochev, former head of strategy and operations for Apple's (AAPL.O) machine learning platform, stated that Apple is adopting a light-asset strategy of "developing small models in-house + outsourcing large models" to avoid competition based on high capital expenditures. 3. Li Bin of NIO (NIO.N): Confident in achieving the full-year delivery growth target of 40%-50%. 4. Goldman Sachs (GS.N) reported Q1 revenue of $17.23 billion, a 14% year-on-year increase; earnings per share were $17.55, a 24% year-on-year increase. 5. Rising oil prices triggered a decline in many US travel stocks in pre-market trading.