On Wednesday, April 8th, the US and European stock markets closed higher across the board, with market sentiment significantly improving. The German DAX index surged over 5%, and the three major US stock indices all rose more than 2.5%, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average soaring 1,325 points in a single day, and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices achieving six consecutive gains.

Meanwhile, market panic sentiment noticeably cooled down, with the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), known as the "fear index," dropping to 21.04 points, hitting a new low since March 2nd.

In precious metals, international precious metal futures generally closed higher on Wednesday, with COMEX gold futures up 1.29% and silver futures soaring 3.14%. However, influenced by market sentiment, gold and silver prices sharply declined in early Thursday trading, with spot gold briefly falling below the $4,710 per ounce level.