FTSE China A50 index futures opened 0.18% higher.

China A-share gold-related stocks extended gains; Zinc Industry, Yuguang Gold & Lead and Gaoneng Environment hit daily limit-ups, while Guiyan Platinum and Zhongse Co. rose over 7%.

MOFCOM, the NDRC and the Ministry of Finance issued an action plan to leverage foreign investment to stabilise and upgrade growth in China, explicitly supporting foreign firms' participation in consumption-stimulus measures. The plan requires full inclusion of foreign companies in green-consumption programs and international consumption center city initiatives and prohibits excluding eligible products or services from consumption-support policies solely because they are foreign-branded or foreign-owned. It also orders improvements to the online business environment—setting up an enterprise-related online-infringement reporting linkage mechanism, streamlining handling procedures, publishing guidance for online reporting channels, and protecting foreign firms' legal rights online.