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TREE NEWS reports: The Bloomberg Electric Vehicle Price Return Index rose 0.74% to 2996.34 on Monday, October 19, trading in a narrow high range during the session after a notable gain in early Asia-Pacific trading. Among components, ITM Energy’s London shares fell 6.69%, Umicore dropped 5.31% and Volvo Car Group lost 3.03%, while Pony.ai ADRs, WeRide ADRs, Tesla and Hesai ADRs led gains.

TREE NEWS reports: The S&P 500 closed up 0.4% in preliminary figures, with consumer discretionary up 2.7% and technology up 1.3%, while real estate fell 1.1% and utilities dropped 1.8%. The Nasdaq 100 gained 0.8%, led by Western Digital up 5.9%, SanDisk up 5.5%, Datadog up 5.3% and Amazon up 5.1%. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index rose 1.8% and the memory-chip index gained about 2%.

TREE NEWS update: US Energy Secretary said Russia has not yet released diesel supplies, indicating no change in Russian fuel export flows as of the statement. The remark addresses the status of Russian diesel deliveries without specifying volumes, timing or affected markets. No further details on export levels or measures were provided.

TREE NEWS update: US Vice President JD Vance said the party that tried to end American oil drilling and impose the “Green New Deal scam” cannot be trusted on gasoline costs. Vance made the remark in comments on gasoline prices, arguing that the opposing party has no standing on the issue. He did not announce any new policy measures in the remarks.

TREE NEWS update: Chilean state oil company ENAP has agreed to acquire Pluspetrol’s Ecuador operations for $207 million, it said. The deal, announced without further details, would see the state-owned firm take over the Argentine company’s Ecuadorian assets. ENAP did not disclose additional terms or a timeline for the transaction.

TREE NEWS reports: The euro fell 0.23% to $1.1212 in late New York trade on Monday, Oct. 19, after touching 1.1183 in early Sydney trading and staying lower through the session. The single currency has held near 1.12 so far in October, having dropped to 1.1113 on Oct. 14. Sterling slipped 0.17% against the dollar, while the dollar rose 0.32% against the Swiss franc.

TREE NEWS update: The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on children and armed conflict on the afternoon of Oct. 19 local time, with all 15 members voting in favor. The resolution calls for addressing the risks of digital technologies being used to commit, enable or exacerbate violations against children. It was passed in a single 15-0 vote.

TREE NEWS update: US President Donald Trump said France’s situation is “very sad” and blamed immigration for the country’s problems, adding he told French President Emmanuel Macron to close the border. “They’ve destroyed France, and it will be hard to recover,” Trump said, expressing hope that France can recover. He said the issue was immigration and had nothing to do with schools or anything else.

TREE NEWS update: US President Donald Trump said he does not know what Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is talking about, in a remark that adds fresh strain to relations between Washington and Kyiv. The comment was made without further elaboration on the subject at hand. It follows a period of friction between the two leaders over the direction of US policy toward Ukraine.

TREE NEWS reports: The dollar rose 0.33% against the yen to 158.53 in late New York trading on Monday, October 19, within an intraday range of 157.70-158.55. The euro gained 0.10% against the yen to 177.75, while sterling added 0.18% to 210.938. The yen fell 0.40% against the offshore yuan to 4.2152, extending its decline since 08:00 Beijing time.

TREE NEWS update: US President Donald Trump said he is “negotiating” with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the Ukraine issue, as well as on diesel supply and Iran. The remarks, reported on the Ukraine question, also referenced talks with Russia on diesel supplies and the Iran file. No further details on the scope or timing of the negotiations were given.

TREE NEWS update: US President Donald Trump said the situation in Iran is “very good,” offering no further details in a brief remark. The comment comes amid ongoing market attention to Middle East tensions and their potential impact on global risk assets. No additional context or policy specifics were provided.

TREE NEWS update: The joint forces command of the Saudi-led multinational coalition issued a warning on October 19 demanding that Yemen’s Houthi movement stop using traditional boats to smuggle weapons, missiles and other military equipment into Yemen by sea. The coalition statement did not specify any further measures.

TREE NEWS reports: CBOT corn futures fell 1.58% to $4.6675 a bushel on Monday, October 19, in late New York trading, as the Bloomberg Grains Subindex dropped 0.93% to 31.5523 points, approaching its August 14 low of 31.4586. Wheat declined 0.68% to $6.56 a bushel and soybeans slipped 0.49% to $12.6825, while arabica coffee jumped 2.67% and New York cocoa rose 0.89% to $5,695 a ton.

TREE NEWS update: President Donald Trump said New Mexico should be renamed “New America,” according to a statement that did not specify when or where the remark was made. The comment concerns the U.S. state’s name and proposes changing it to “New America.” No further details or official action were provided.

TREE NEWS update: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said seven main undersea cables are laid across the Strait of Hormuz and that global internet and commercial data transmission depends on them. An IRGC spokesman issued the statement as a warning to adversaries to recognize this fact. The remarks highlight the strategic sensitivity of the subsea infrastructure running through the waterway.

TREE NEWS reports: The onshore yuan (CNY) closed at 6.6810 per dollar at 03:00 Beijing time, up 60 pips from Friday’s late-session close. Trading volume totaled $39.205 billion. The move reflects the latest overnight session in the onshore foreign-exchange market.

TREE NEWS reports: The Hang Seng Index main futures contract closed 0.19% lower at 24,112 in the overnight session. The Hang Seng Tech Index futures contract fell 0.66% to 4,077 in the same session.

TREE NEWS update: The United States announced a package of 54 trade, investment and technology cooperation agreements with Central Asian countries and Azerbaijan during Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s visit, a State Department spokesperson said. The agreements, unveiled during Rubio’s meetings in Samarkand under the “Central Asia + 1” format, could be worth up to $12 billion once implemented.

TREE NEWS update: A Yemeni drone attack struck Dammam in Saudi Arabia, suspending operations at Dammam airport, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported. The report did not specify casualties or damage. The strike marks an escalation in cross-border drone activity affecting Saudi infrastructure.