Australia's S&P/ASX 200 Index Down 0.17% At 8912.40 Points In Early Trade

Nikkei Futures Trade At 54820 Versus Cash Close 54,293

According To Sources Familiar With The Matter, Boeing Will Lay Off 300 Supply Chain Jobs In Its Defense Division. The Company Is Notifying Affected Workers This Week

S&P 500 Eminis Rise 0.2%, Nasdaq Futures Up 0.3%

Offshore Yuan Hit A New High Since May 2023. On Wednesday (February 4th), At The Close Of New York Trading (05:59 Beijing Time On Thursday), The Offshore Yuan (CNH) Was Quoted At 6.9412 Against The US Dollar, Down 61 Points From Tuesday's New York Close, Trading Within A Range Of 6.9290-6.9434 During The Day. On The Daily Chart, The Offshore Yuan Approached The Highs Of 6.9168 On May 10th, 2023, 6.8963 On May 4th Of That Year, And 6.6975 At 09:27

The Philadelphia Gold And Silver Index Closed Down 0.23% At 397.53 Points. The NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index Rose 0.55% To 2830.82 Points. The Materials Index Closed Up 0.57%, While The Metals And Mining Index Closed Down 1.61%

Eric Beinstein, A U.S. Credit Strategist At JPMorgan Chase, Has Left The Company After 40 Years Of Service

Gold Tested The Psychological Level Of $5,000 For The Second Consecutive Day. On Wednesday (February 4th), Spot Gold Rose 0.32% To $4,962.73 Per Ounce In Late New York Trading. It Reached A Daily High Of $5,091.60 At 16:01 Beijing Time, Before Giving Back Its Gains And Hitting A Daily Low Of $4,853.67 At 00:48. Comex Gold Futures Rose 0.98% To $4,984.20 Per Ounce

UK's Starmer Expresses Regret Over Mandelson, Says Ex-Ambassador 'Lied Repeatedly'

Toronto Stock Index .GSPTSE Unofficially Closes Up 175.53 Points, Or 0.54 Percent, At 32564.13

The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index Closed Up 1.9% Initially. Among Popular Chinese Concept Stocks, Yilong Energy Rebounded 64%, Jinko Solar Rose 8%, Yum China Rose 4.6%, Zai Lab Rose 3.7%, Canadian Solar Rose 3.3%, Li Auto Rose 2.2%, NetEase Fell 5.3%, 21Vianet Fell 5.6%, And WeRide Fell 6.3%

On Wednesday (February 4), The Bloomberg Electric Vehicle Price Return Index Rose 0.65% To 3533.63 Points In Late Trading. The Index Rose Throughout The Day, Exhibiting A "V"-shaped Pattern, Fluctuating At High Levels Between 2:00 PM And Midnight Beijing Time, Reaching A High Of 3561.87 Points In Early Trading. Among Its Components, BMW Closed Up 3.88%, Ola Electric Mobility Ltd. Rose 3.6%, STMicroelectronics Closed Up 3.6%, Porsche P911 Rose 3.5%, Li Auto H Shares Closed Up 3.43%, And Zhejiang Leapmotor H Shares Closed Up 2.88%, Ranking Sixth. Chilean Chemical And Mining Company Sqm Fell 5.3%, Mp Materials Fell 6.2%, WeRide Fell 7.2%, And Solid Power Fell 9.5%