Hong Kong-listed oil and gas equipment and services sector showed pockets of strength; 02178.HK jumped over 14%, 00568.HK rose more than 4%.

CNN reported local time on the 10th that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) posted on social media 'has fired missiles and drones at US targets in the region'.

At the midday close, front-month domestic futures contracts were mostly lower. SHFE silver fell nearly 5% and platinum dropped over 4%. Fuel oil, SHFE gold and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) lost more than 3%; LPG declined nearly 3%. SC crude and PET bottle-chip futures slipped over 2%. Winners included polysilicon, up nearly 5%; silicon metal and alumina, up over 3%; Europe-route container freight, up more than 2%; caustic soda, iron ore, eggs and lithium carbonate, each up over 1%.