Egypt's central bank left its benchmark policy interest rate unchanged.

Houthi militia said it launched a pre-emptive, targeted, large-scale strike using dozens of ballistic missiles and drones on Saudi military assembly points in Al-Tuwal, Jizan, hitting operations command rooms, command-and-control centres, armories and other key targets tied to the so-called Sixth Emergency Brigade. The group said the attack caused hundreds of casualties among military assembly personnel, including Yemeni and Sudanese personnel and dozens of Saudi troops and officers, and destroyed and burned multiple armories. The militia said it will continue a policy of blockade for blockade and escalation for escalation, sustaining strikes on Saudi-linked military concentrations until the aggression stops and the blockade on Yemen is lifted.

Spot gold slipped in Asian morning trade, dropping below $4,280/oz and down 0.16% on the day.