Crimea regional governor Sergey Aksyonov said on social media that Ukrainian armed forces attacked the region overnight from the 24th to the 25th, killing two people, including a child, and wounding two. Ukrainian officials said overnight from the 24th to the 25th Russian forces used drones, artillery and aerial bombs to strike Sumy, Kherson and Dnipropetrovsk regions, injuring at least nine.

Prime Minister Takaichi's proposed 14-year investment programme — ¥370 trillion (~$2.3tn) through March 2041 — has prompted bond strategists to warn of renewed pressure on the Japanese government bond market and questions over financing and the plan's ability to deliver growth. The government has not specified incremental fiscal outlays; several brokers say expanded borrowing would likely lift long-term yields. Masayuki Koguchi, executive fund manager at Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management, said investors will focus on financing and that the plan will most likely be funded via government bond issuance or other measures, a result that could make JGBs difficult to buy. Daiwa Securities chief strategist Shun Otani said the plan will have a negative effect on JGBs, noting the government's assumption of roughly ¥10 trillion a year in fiscal spending and the issuance of transitional bonds, and added market uncertainty over whether the investments will produce the expected growth will push up risk premia.

Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) repurchased 1.186 million shares on June 25, spending about HK$500 million.