当地时间16日，乌克兰首都基辅传出爆炸声。此前，基辅曾拉响防空警报。

Beijing is unlikely to cut the policy rate in the near term, according to UOB economist Ho Woei Chen in a research note. "With China's 1Q gross domestic product growth at the top of the official 4.5%-5.0% target, the likelihood of near-term rate cuts has diminished," the economist says. While UOB maintains its baseline forecast of a 10 bps cut to the policy interest rate, it pushes back the timing of the move to 3Q from 2Q, citing heightened uncertainties from developments in the Middle East.

China and the US are maintaining communication regarding a potential visit to China by President Donald Trump, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said at a regular briefing, according to CCTV.