Australia's S&P/ASX 200 opened up 11.7 points, or 0.13%, at 8,760.40 on Friday, June 26.

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.

US core PCE price index YoY for May 3.4%, matching the 3.4% estimate and up from 3.3% in April.