South Korea's KOSPI opened down 108.82 points, or 1.2%, at 8,943.6 on Monday, June 22.

China Railway Shanghai Group said Yangtze River Delta railways carried 10.11 million passengers over the Dragon Boat holiday (June 19-21), averaging 3.37 million per day, up 28.8% YoY. On June 19 alone the system carried 4.031 million passengers, a record single-day Dragon Boat holiday volume for China Railway Shanghai Group.

MOFCOM says China’s consumer market ran smoothly over this year’s Dragon Boat holiday, with essential goods supply adequate and prices stable. In the first two days of the holiday, footfall across 78 MOFCOM‑monitored pedestrian streets and shopping districts rose 4.0% YoY and turnover rose 3.5% YoY. As of June 20, the 2026 old‑for‑new trade‑in campaign has covered 136 mln person‑times and generated over CNY1 trillion in sales; auto trade‑ins accounted for 3.428 mln vehicles and CNY555.24 bln in sales, while appliance/digital/smart device replacements totaled 132.895 mln units and CNY451.63 bln in sales.