Australia May non-seasonally adjusted CPI MoM -0.7% (est. -0.4%), prior +0.4%.

By midday in Hong Kong the Hang Seng Index was up 0.04% and the Hang Seng Tech Index gained 1.34%. Morning turnover reached HK$175.56 billion. Sector gains were led by pharma outsourcing (CDMO), storage, optical communications and chip stocks; declines were concentrated in rare earths, power equipment, Chinese brokers and commercial space. Notable stock moves: Huahong Hongli (01347.HK) +16%, WuXi AppTec (02359.HK) +9%, SMIC (00981.HK) +8%, Zhipu (02513.HK) +5%, BeiGene (06160.HK) +4%; MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) -5%, China Life (02628.HK) -4%, Midea Group (00300.HK) -3%.

cenc automatically measured a magnitude ~3.0 earthquake near Zhenning, Anshun, Guizhou at 11:44 on June 24 (25.47°N, 105.82°E). This is a preliminary automatic estimate; final parameters await the official rapid report.