Taiwan Weighted Index opened 907.57 points higher, or 2.29%, at 40,609.21 on Monday, Nov. 9.

Al Jazeera cites Iraq's foreign minister saying Iraq has reached an understanding with the United States to allow oil exports to transit the Strait of Hormuz via a shipping corridor near Oman; export operations are ongoing.

Zelenskiy said on the evening of the 8th that Russian forces have recently carried out large-scale personnel and equipment rotations and reinforced positions in Kherson, including rotations on the left bank of the Dnipro in Russian-held areas, and used an Oleshky humanitarian operation as cover. He convened regional governors, instructed the military to propose further measures to protect local civilians, and Ukrainian media have reported abnormal Russian military movements in Kherson.