Iranian President Pezeshkian said Iran is prepared to negotiate without using force.

The Hang Seng Index opened higher then slid back below the 25,000 level, falling more than 200 points intraday to a low of 24,836.16. At the midday close the index was down 0.76% at 24,896.04; the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.97% to 4,395.32 after intra-day drops exceeding 1%. Market turnover was HK$98.82 bln. PCB-linked stocks led gains; biotech and mainland property names were active. AI-application, internet tech and optical-communications sectors underperformed. Notable movers: CanSino Biologics (06185.HK) +10.34%, Vanke Enterprises (02202.HK) +4.80%, Shenghong Technology (02476.HK) +2.95%; Alibaba (09988.HK) -2.87%, Tencent (00700.HK) -2.30%, Zhipu AI (02513.HK) -6.87%, Zhongji Xuchuang/InnoLight (03308.HK) -1.89%.

俄罗斯国防部：打击了乌克兰的防御和能源设施、物流中心以及乌克兰军方使用的舰艇。