China index futures at midday: CSI 300 (IF) main contract +1.49%, SSE 50 (IH) main contract +0.44%, CSI 500 (IC) main contract +3.13%, CSI 1000 (IM) main contract +2.63%.

President Macron said on June 29 that France and Oman have agreed, with partners, to carry out joint mine‑clearing operations in the Strait of Hormuz to secure maritime routes and ensure unconditional freedom of passage. He added the two countries will jointly seek de‑escalation in the Middle East. Macron made the remarks in Paris while meeting visiting Omani Sultan Haitham; it was Haitham’s first official visit to France.

Congo government requires cobalt miners to return unused export quotas for 1H.