澳洲聯儲主席布洛克：迄今爲止，中東衝突對經濟活動的影響相對有限。

Citadel Securities’ India unit reported revenue growth slowed to about 4% to 41.7 bln rupee (≈$438m) in the fiscal year to March, while profit after tax fell 5% to 19.6 bln rupee, according to Tofler filings. That contrasts with the prior fiscal year’s 39% revenue and 41% profit gains. Regulators’ measures to curb options and futures speculation and broader tightening have cooled cash and derivatives trading, hitting activity for market-makers including Citadel Securities and Hudson River Trading. Combined with foreign flow shifting to markets benefiting from US AI-driven trading and a weaker rupee, the data point to a cooling of the post-pandemic upswing in Indian capital markets.

Hong Kong stocks opened higher: Hang Seng Index up 0.19%, Hang Seng Tech up 0.78%. Lenovo Group (00992.HK) gained 5%, Zhipu (02513.HK) rose about 3%. Pop Mart (09992.HK) fell about 6% after reporting results.