HANG SENG INDEX EXTENDS GAINS TO RISE OVER 1% BEFORE MIDDAY; LENOVO JUMPS OVER 15% TO LEAD BLUE CHIPS, TECH INDEX UP 1.7%

The IRGC Navy said 35 vessels, including oil tankers, container ships and other commercial ships, transited the Strait of Hormuz over the past 24 hours with its coordination and security support. The force said the vessels received permission before passage and added that it had established a “safe waterway” for shipping and global trade despite what it described as insecurity caused by “the aggression of the US terrorist army” in the strait.

日本央行行长植田和男：首相表示，她希望日本央行根据与政府的协议，采取适当的货币政策，同时考虑政府为缓解通胀上升带来的冲击所采取的措施。