German Chancellor Merz said he expects Russian President Putin will agree that Europeans should have a seat at the table in negotiations over Ukraine.

Hong Kong stocks closed lower after a weak session that widened in the afternoon with a failed rebound. Hang Seng fell 1.26% to 24,008.55; Hang Seng Tech dropped 2.36% to 3,931.93. Turnover was HKD202.65 bln (prev HKD173.71 bln). Most sectors closed in the red; gold and precious metals, short-video concept and physical AI led declines, while printing & packaging, biopharma and dairy outperformed. Large-cap moves: Alibaba (09988.HK) -6.76%, Kuaishou (01024.HK) -5.30%, JD.com (09618.HK) -3.06%. Precious-metals/mining names were weak: Zijin Gold International (02259.HK) -10.35%, China Nonferrous Mining (01258.HK) -4.48%, China Molybdenum (03993.HK) -4.27%, Zijin Mining (02899.HK) -3.46%.

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