Iraqi oil official said Iraq will raise crude production at its southern fields to about 2.1 mln bpd.

Israeli defense minister KATZ said the security of Israeli civilians and of Israel's military takes precedence over all other considerations.

Total turnover on Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges was CNY 3.44 trillion on June 23, down CNY 296.4 billion from the prior session. Shanghai turnover was CNY 1.595 trillion (prev. CNY 1.704 trillion) on volume of 709 million lots (prev. 744 million). Shenzhen turnover was CNY 1.846 trillion (prev. CNY 2.033 trillion) on volume of 809 million lots (prev. 877 million). GigaDevice led single-stock turnover at CNY 39.09 billion, followed by Zhongji Xuchuang CNY 38.96 billion, Xinyisheng CNY 24.89 billion, East Money CNY 23.49 billion and Hengtong Optic CNY 21.91 billion. Data flagged as possibly erroneous; manual verification required.