ZELENSKIY said negotiating teams discussed prisoner exchanges and security guarantees.

ECB Governing Council member Moulin said the ECB is seeing positive signs in energy prices.

YONHAP reported Samsung Electronics closed up 4.74% at KRW 198,900 and SK Hynix rose 6.69% to KRW 1,212,000. Both stocks posted a second consecutive daily gain and are up 5.40% and 7.06% week-to-date. Their combined market capitalization returned above KRW 2,000 trillion after three trading days. YONHAP cited an overnight US tech-led rally and a sharp drop in oil prices as supporting investor sentiment.