Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D rose 0.91% to 880.0 yuan/gram early in the Nov. 9 evening session; silver T+D rose 0.83% to 12,519.0 yuan/kg.

Market sources: Intercontinental Exchange plans to launch a wind-power futures contract.

Iran Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaei said Seoul should refrain from deploying military forces to the region or joining maritime operations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and avoid intervening in an already complex issue. He warned Iran does not want countries beyond the US, Israel and some of their allies to side with them or become accomplices to months-old military aggression, and urged South Korea and other states to avoid actions that would further complicate regional tensions.