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Tesla closed at $442.10 (+0.40%), drifting higher with the broader Nasdaq. SpaceX-merger overhang dominated the news flow; production headlines absent.

TSLA is trading as a SpaceX-merger event rather than a fundamental EV story right now — shareholders are pricing dilution risk versus optionality. Robotaxi narrative is on the bench until next datapoint.

Any official SpaceX-merger terms or Musk commentary. June delivery numbers loom. Resistance $450; support $432. Break of $430 would be the first technical warning.

USD/JPY slipped to 159.24 (-0.20%) as the dollar lost some Iran-premium overnight, but the pair stayed pinned near intervention-watch territory. Yen failed to capitalize on lower US yields.

The carry is still doing the work — even with US10Y at 4.46% (-0.58%), the differential vs JGBs keeps shorts on the back foot. Only MoF intervention or a Fed-pivot signal breaks this.

BoJ summary of opinions Friday; any hawkish hint accelerates yen recovery. 160.00 is the line that triggers verbal intervention rhetoric. Downside support 158.50 then 157.80.