Baltic Dry Index fell 2.18% to 2,916.

Local time on the evening of the 7th, the Israel Defense Forces said it detected missiles launched from Iran toward Israel. Israeli air-defence systems have been activated and are intercepting the threats; air-raid sirens sounded across multiple regions. The IDF said its rear command sent precautionary safety instructions to civilians’ mobile phones within minutes. Explosions were reported in central Israel. Iran has not yet commented.

Sources and related notices say the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has abandoned plans to relocate into offices of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).