Kremlin says envoy Kirill Dmitriev is holding talks with US negotiating counterparts during a visit to the United States, focusing on potential economic cooperation.

S&P 500 fell more than 0.5% to an intraday low.

Hong Kong stocks closed lower after a weak open; HSI fell 1.01% and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 1.13%. Large-cap internet and tech names were broadly weaker: NetEase-S (09999.HK) down >3%, Xiaomi (01810.HK) down ~2.6%, JD (09618.HK) down 1.8%, Alibaba (09988.HK) down ~1.5%. AI hardware and robotics stocks mostly fell — SenseTime (00020.HK) down >3%, Horizon Robotics (09660.HK) down 2.6%. Chinese property names lagged: Country Garden down ~3.8%, Vanke (02202.HK) down ~4%.