Beijing Junzheng said its planned issuance of overseas-listed H shares has been recorded by the CSRC.

Romania's foreign ministry said it expelled Russia's consul general in Constanta after a drone crash, and called Russia's subsequent expulsion of Romanian diplomats "predictable".

At the close in Hong Kong, the Hang Seng Index fell 1.43% and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 1.63%; total turnover was HKD 325.8 bln. Weakness was concentrated in copper miners, nonferrous metals, gold, coal and robotics; gains were led by storage, semiconductor and brain–computer interface names. Notable movers: Sunny Optical (02382.HK) down >11%, Zhaojin Mining (01818.HK) down >8%, China Coal Energy (01898.HK) and Zijin Mining (02899.HK) down >4%; GigaDevice (03986.HK) up >12%, Zhipu (02513.HK) up >8%, Leapmotor (09863.HK) up >5%, Lens Technology (06613.HK) up ~5%.