The US stock market closed Thursday's trading with mixed results. At closing time on the New York Stock Exchange, the Dow Jones index fell 1.33%, the S&P 500 index rose 0.13%, and the NASDAQ Composite index fell 0.13%. Treasury 10-year yields increased 5 basis points to 4.33%. Gold futures fell 0.15% to $3341. Crude oil Brent futures rose 3.04% to $67.85. Of the 11 S&P sectors 2 ended in the red. Technology was the weakest, while Energy topped the gainers.
Trump Media presses US regulator to investigate short positions in its stocks. Hedge fund Qube Research & Technologies disclosed a roughly $105 million short position in Trump Media on Monday, according to a filing with Germany's federal Gazette Bundesanzeiger.
Asian Stocks Edge Higher in Thin Holiday Trading. Asian stocks notched up small gains as investors largely adopted a wait-and-watch approach on tariff negotiations before taking long-term bets. While the Nikkei-225 gauge in Japan advanced 0.6%, shares in mainland China dipped 0.4% after the US took steps to impose levies on Chinese vessels docking at its ports. Most of the other markets in the region are shut for the Good Friday holiday.
Globaltrans Investment has carried out an additional issue for $101.7 million. On Wednesday, April 17, the company placed 24,745,976 shares in favor of GTI Finance, which were paid for by transferring global depositary receipts (GDRs). This decision was made by the company's shareholders. The price of one GDR transferred as a counter-provision will be equal to the placement price. And the issue price of new shares was $4.11 per share. Thus, since April 17, the total volume of issued and outstanding share capital of the company is 203,064,235 ordinary shares.
South Korean LRT project to connect Almaty and Qonaev. The project will use magnetic levitation (maglev) technology, an advanced transportation system in which trains are suspended and propelled by magnetic forces, eliminating friction and allowing for ultra-high-speed travel.