European Commission President Von der Leyen said Hungary urgently needs structural reforms.

Hong Kong stocks opened higher, pulled back, then accelerated into the noon session. Hang Seng Index closed up 1.11% at 25,282.84; Hang Seng Tech Index closed up 1.66% at 4,969.94. Internet and tech names led a rebound; property stocks also gained. Semiconductor names slid and auto stocks fell. Notable movers: Lenovo Group (00992.HK) +24%, Country Garden (02007.HK) +19%, Yangtze Optical Fibre & Cable (06869.HK) and Zhipu (02513.HK) up more than 11%, Lenovo Holdings (03396.HK) +12.7%, Sunac China (01918.HK) and Xinda Biotech (01801.HK) up over 10%, Pop Mart (09992.HK) +9.4%, Baidu (09888.HK) +8.4%, Sunny Optical Technology (02382.HK) +7.8%. Decliners included Dipu Technology (01384.HK) down over 11%, Horizon Robotics (09660.HK) and Lanqi Technology (06809.HK) down about 9%, GigaDevice (03986.HK) -5.6%, Li Auto (02015.HK) -4.8%, NIO-SW (09866.HK) -3.5%.

乌克兰副总理：俄方无人机昨晚袭击了三艘悬挂外国国旗的船只。