On the 6th, Denmark’s Maersk said it will, alongside Germany’s Hapag‑Lloyd via their Gemini cooperation network, restore Suez Canal sailings for some vessels. Carriers initially rerouted around Africa and avoided the Red Sea, Bab al‑Mandeb and the Suez Canal from November 2023 after renewed Israel‑Hamas fighting and Houthi attacks on vessels linked to Israel in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

Hong Kong Gold Central Clearing and Settlement System began trial operations today. Under a January cooperation agreement, the Hong Kong Treasury Bureau and the Shanghai Gold Exchange launched the first phase of “physical connectivity.” The Hong Kong gold settlement company has applied to become an international member of the Shanghai Gold Exchange and opened a physical-gold account; participants can deposit held physical gold into the Shanghai exchange international board’s Hong Kong-designated vault. Bi-directional transfers will allow firms to access the Shanghai on-exchange market and Hong Kong OTC market, enabling physical gold flows between the two systems.

WTI原油期貨站上69美元/桶，日內漲0.66%。