Yield On 2-Year Japanese Government Bond Falls 1.0 Basis Points To 1.235%

Yield On 40-Year Japanese Government Bond Rises 1.5 Basis Points To 3.560%

Japan Bank Index Falls 4%

[Israeli Military Claims To Have Completed Strikes Against Approximately 60 Hezbollah Targets In Lebanon] The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Announced On The Evening Of March 3 That The Israeli Air Force Had Recently Completed A Series Of Airstrikes Against Approximately 60 Hezbollah Targets In Southern Lebanon. The Targets Included Hezbollah Weapons Depots, Missile Launchers, Command Centers, And Other Infrastructure

MSCI's Benchmark Emerging Market Currency Index Closed Down 0.8%, Marking Its Biggest One-day Drop Since 2023, After Plunging As Much As 1.6% During The Session. The Chilean Peso And Hungarian Forint Saw Particularly Sharp Declines Due To Their High Dependence On Energy Imports

Japan's Nikkei Average Futures Down 2.1% In Early Trade

[Iran Claims Attack On US Destroyer And Supply Ship In Indian Ocean] Early On The Morning Of March 4th Local Time, The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Issued Its 19th Statement Regarding Operation True Commitment-4. The Statement Indicated That The Revolutionary Guard Launched A Powerful Missile Attack On Strategic US Targets In The Indian Ocean. The Statement Said The Targets Were A US Destroyer And A Supply Ship Located 650 Kilometers From The Iranian Coast, And Both Ships Were Hit And Burst Into Flames

Source: Cia Station In Saudi Arabia Struck By Suspected Iranian Drone

Nikkei Futures Trade At 55255 Versus Cash Close 56,279

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index Down 1.6% At 8934.70 Points In Early Trade