ECB says non-financial corporate loan portfolios will be included in its general collateral framework.

Sources say U.S. defense firm Anduril is in talks to buy a Nissan factory in Japan to produce unmanned aerial vehicles.

At midday in Hong Kong the HSI fell 1.38% and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 1.67%. Internet and broader tech names underperformed; gold, non-ferrous metals, coal and media stocks were among the largest decliners. Memory and storage, PCB-related names and airlines led gains. Notable movers: GigaDevice Semiconductor (03986.HK) up >7%, China Eastern Airlines (00670.HK) up nearly 7%, Bilibili (09626.HK) up nearly 3%; Sunny Optical Technology (02382.HK) and Trip.com Group (09961.HK) down >10%, China Molybdenum (03993.HK) down >6%, MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) down >5%, Alibaba (09988.HK) down >4%.