Spot gold was at $4,275/oz, down 0.25% intraday; spot silver was down about 1.00% at $63.77/oz.

Hong Kong stocks closed lower after a weak open and midday rebound. HSI fell 0.29%; Hang Seng Tech Index down 0.41%. Oil names outperformed—00857.HK up ~3%—and port/transport rallied, 01138.HK +>2%. Banks, agriculture, auto dealers, power and gas saw buying. Biotech underperformed, 09969.HK down >7%; chip names extended losses, 03986.HK down >5%. Other laggards included optical communications, mainland property, media, airlines and nonferrous metals.

瑞士央行行長施萊格爾：不確定性仍然很高，將繼續監測情況，如有必要將調整政策。