Putin said Russia's gasoline stocks reached 1.7 mln tonnes.

Iran's foreign ministry said Iran's foreign minister met Iraq's prime minister in Iraq on Sunday at midday. Tehran said the minister stressed Iran's determination to deepen political, economic, security, commercial, cultural and people-to-people ties with Iraq, saying closer bilateral cooperation supports regional stability. He outlined recent diplomatic steps aimed at ending what Iran describes as US–Israeli hostilities against Iran, and urged regional states to help maintain security and prevent third parties from using their territory or facilities to carry out illegal attacks on Iran.

China International Capital Co said the AI rally is showing signs of diffusion and market repricing is shifting toward upstream picks‑and‑shovels suppliers. A‑shares have delivered a pronounced structural rally YTD: ChiNext and STAR 50 are up 30.9% and 51.2%, with AI as the core theme. Since Q2 AI-sector volatility has increased; previously leading semiconductors, optical modules and PCBs face historically high trade crowding, and recent flows are moving into less crowded upstream materials and infrastructure — notably minor metals, electronic fabrics and optical fiber. CICC judges that with the AI trend intact, the market is more likely to display style diffusion than a systemic style rotation, making select upstream sub-sectors the current focus.