道達爾能源首席執行官：我們今天將與敘利亞方面討論是否可以在初步諒解備忘錄之後簽署合同。我們尚無法進行實地考察，敘利亞政府需要時間來建立對領土的控制。無法派遣團隊進入尚不安全的地區。

Hong Kong stocks closed lower. The Hang Seng Index fell 0.51% to 23,496.89; the Hang Seng Tech Index declined 0.75% to 4,507.04. Turnover was HKD 319.7bn. Markets opened weak, saw a brief morning bounce and slid in the afternoon. Sector moves: innovative drugs and memory/storage names fell, banks outperformed, tech showed selective strength. Notable movers: Longpan Technology (02465.HK) +8.0%, Nobikan (02635.HK) +7.7%, Zhipu (02513.HK) +5.2%, Meituan (03690.HK) +4.5%, Tencent (00700.HK) +2.0%; Kuaishou (01024.HK) - >12%, GigaDevice (03986.HK) - >12%, Montage Technology (06809.HK) - >10%, Yangtze Optical Fibre & Cable (06869.HK) -7.7%, Kingboard Laminates (01888.HK) and Kingboard Holdings (00148.HK) - >5%.

India's Nifty IT index extended gains, trading up 1.4%.