The European stock markets were closed Monday morning for the Easter holiday.

The European Union is considering ways to help US liquefied natural gas exporters comply with its methane emissions rules as part of efforts to prevent a potential trade conflict with President Donald Trump, Reuters reported Monday, citing unnamed sources. The European Commission did not immediately respond to a request for comment from MT Newswires.

And in corporate news, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told Politico that it will enforce its digital rules on tech companies, such as X, Meta, Apple, and TikTok, no matter who is in charge of these firms or where they're located. X, Meta, Apple and TikTok didn't immediately respond to requests for comment by MT Newswires.

Alphabet's Google was found in violation of Russian law by a Moscow court for allegedly revealing personal details about soldiers killed in Ukraine, Reuters reported Monday, citing Russian news source TASS. Google did not immediately respond to MT Newswires' request for comment.

And pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo said Monday that an interim analysis of a phase 3I trial showed that Enhertu combined with pertuzumab significantly improved progression-free survival in a certain type of breast cancer, compared with standard of treatment.