The MSCI Nordic Countries Index Rose 1.1% To 393.14 Points. Among The Ten Sectors, The Nordic Financials Sector Saw The Largest Gain. Pandora Led The Pack With A 9.2% Increase

France's CAC 40 Up 0.72%, Spain's IBEX Up 1.25%

Europe's STOXX Index Up 0.95%, Euro Zone Blue Chips Index Up 0.98%

[Italian Banking Sector Rises 1.8%, And UK Stocks Hit Record Closing Highs] Germany's DAX 30 Index Preliminarily Closed Up 1.05% At 24,796.01 Points. France's Stock Index Preliminarily Closed Up 0.81%, Italy's Stock Index Preliminarily Closed Up 1.16%, With The Banking Index Rising 1.84% To A Record Closing High, And The UK Stock Index Preliminarily Closed Up 1.11% To A Record Closing High

Saudi Aramco And Sonatrach Raise Lpg Prices For February By 1-5%

[Yen Carry Trades Under Scrutiny, Apollo Economist Warns Of Potential Liquidation Risks] Torsten Slok, Managing Apollo Global, Stated That Yen Carry Trades Face Liquidation Risks, Noting Recent Significant Volatility In Speculative Futures Positions. The Apollo Chief Economist Wrote In A Report: "The Significant Volatility In Speculative Futures Positions Highlights That Even With Broader Yen Funding Remaining, Carry Trades Could Still Be Quickly Liquidated."

[Russian Foreign Minister: Economic And Military Pressure On Cuba Is Unacceptable] According To The Russian Foreign Ministry, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov Spoke With Cuban Foreign Minister Rodríguez On February 2nd To Discuss Bilateral Cooperation And Priorities On The International Agenda. Russia Reaffirmed Its Principled Position That Economic And Military Pressure On Cuba, Including Obstructing Energy Supplies To Cuba, Is Unacceptable. Russia Expressed Its Firm Willingness To Continue Providing Necessary Political And Material Support To Cuba. The Two Foreign Ministers Also Discussed Upcoming Bilateral Contacts

The Global JPMorgan Manufacturing PMI For January Was 50.9, Compared To 50.4 In The Previous Month

[US-led Inflation Rebound May Be The Biggest Blind Spot In The Market; BlackRock, Bridgewater, And Other Giants Have Already Positioned Themselves] Fund Managers At BlackRock, Bridgewater, And PIMCO Are Guarding Against A New Round Of Inflation Impacting Their Portfolios. One BlackRock Fund Is Building Short Positions In US And UK Treasuries To Protect Against The Possibility Of Interest Rate Cuts Failing To Materialize. Bridgewater Prefers Equities To Bonds. PIMCO Favors US Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS), Whose Yields Incorporate Inflation Adjustments, Believing They Provide A Buffer. Globally, Rising Commodity Prices, Massive Government Borrowing, And Soaring Spending On Artificial Intelligence Are Also Increasing Inflationary Pressures

The Athens Stock Exchange Composite Index Closed Up 1.38% At 2346.72 Points