Group 1 - The company, Lifestyle Concept Holdings, announced a fundraising through the placement of new shares, issuing 13,650,000 shares to raise approximately HKD 0.038 billion, netting about HKD 0.037 billion after expenses [1] - The placement price of the new shares is HKD 0.28, representing a discount of approximately 3.5% to the closing price of HKD 0.29 on the previous trading day, and a discount of about 5.7% to the average closing price over the last five trading days [1] - The newly issued shares represent about 12.0% of the existing issued share capital and will account for approximately 10.7% of the enlarged share capital upon completion [1] Group 2 - The company primarily engages in providing catering services in Hong Kong, consulting services related to the research, cultivation, and sale of organic vegetables, as well as services in collaboration with financial institutions [1] - Approximately HKD 0.037 billion of the raised funds will be used to supplement the company's working capital [1] - The issuance is conducted under a general mandate granted by the shareholders' meeting and is expected to be completed upon meeting relevant conditions [1]

Energy - Petrobras, the Brazilian state oil company, has lowered diesel prices [2] - EU officials announced that the European Commission will propose a legal ban on imports of natural gas and LNG from Russia by the end of 2027 [2] - Saudi Arabia set the official selling price for June Arab Light crude oil to the US at a premium of $3.40 per barrel over the Argus sour crude benchmark, and to Asia at a premium of $1.40 per barrel over the Oman/Dubai average [2] - Apollo Global Management's economist Torsten Slok indicated that the significant drop in oil prices may lead US producers to cut production and potentially seek layoffs [2] Precious Metals and Mining - Goldman Sachs reiterated its bullish structural outlook on gold, forecasting a price of $3,700 per ounce by the end of the year and $4,000 by mid-2026 [3] - The Reserve Bank of India reported holding 879.59 tons of gold as part of its foreign exchange reserves as of March 31, with domestic holdings at 511.99 tons [3] - The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has initiated a new round of dialogue with rebel groups [3] - The President of Peru announced a curfew in areas where miners were killed, leading to a 30-day suspension of all mining activities in the Pataz region [3] Agriculture - Russian agricultural consultancy IKAR reported that the FOB price for Russian wheat with a protein content of 12.5% fell by $2 to $247 per ton from late March to early April [4] - Kazakhstan plans to increase sunflower planting area by 9.5% by 2025 to diversify its crops [4] - The Thai Ministry of Commerce aims to achieve a rice export target of 7.5 million tons this year [4] Trade Policy - India proposed to implement reciprocal zero tariffs on a certain quantity of US auto parts and steel [5] - Sources revealed that the US recently rejected Japan's request for a comprehensive exemption from the 10% reciprocal tariffs and tariffs targeting specific countries [5]