Japan's finance minister Katayama met US Treasury Secretary Bessent after the G7 summit.

Hong Kong stocks closed lower; the Hang Seng Index fell 0.65% and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 1.19%. Market turnover was HK$348.6bn. Sector movers: commercial space, batteries, brain–computer interfaces, autos and new consumer led declines; memory, Chinese brokerages, insurers and AI outperformed. Notable stock moves: Yangtze Optical Fibre & Cable (06869.HK) +31%, GigaDevice (03986.HK) +11%, China Life (02628.HK) +~8%, CATL (03750.HK) +~5%; Lens Technology (06613.HK) -8%, Geely Automobile (00175.HK) -6%, Nayuki (02150.HK) -5%.

Japan's Nikkei 225 opened up 117.24 points, or 0.16%, at 72,471.20 on Tuesday, June 23.