China A-shares lab-grown diamond theme extended gains; Liliang Diamond jumped nearly 10%, while Woerde, Huanghe Xuanfeng, Huifeng Diamond and Sifangda also advanced.

Beijing released the Action Plan for High‑Quality Development of the Embodied‑Intelligence Robot Industry (2026–2028). The plan will establish a one‑to‑one listing service mechanism for embodied‑intelligence robot companies to cultivate leading firms. It targets at least 200 tech and innovation SMEs, high‑tech enterprises, specialized 'little giant' SMEs and manufacturing single‑champion firms in priority areas including complete machines, key components, embodied‑intelligence models and data collection. The plan also instructs industry bodies such as the Beijing Robotics Industry Association to strengthen self‑regulation, discourage 'involution'‑style destructive competition and guide orderly industry development.

Iran's vice president said the country will host a leaders' summit of Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) member states in Tehran on Dec. 3-4.