A-shares lab-grown diamond sector active at the open; Huanghe Xuanfeng and Boyun New Materials both hit limit-up. Sifangda rose 18%, Huifeng Diamond climbed more than 17%, Zhongbing Hongjian gained nearly 5%.

ECB Governing Council member Escrivá said rising oil and commodity prices tied to the Middle East conflict are passing through to consumer prices and could trigger wage spillovers the ECB must monitor. At this month’s policy meeting he flagged energy as a key input whose cost increases are transmitting to prices—citing higher transport-service prices—and warned the bank must be alert to second‑round wage effects, which would depend on inflation persistence.

FSS governor Lee Chan-jin said at a Monday press briefing that persistent retail demand for high‑risk products has prompted consideration of targeted stabilizing measures for single‑stock leveraged ETFs, citing intensifying adverse side‑effects. Lee added the Financial Supervisory Service is investigating an allocation failure by Future Asset relating to SpaceX IPO shares to prevent recurrence and protect investors.