Saudi state news agency SPA said the Saudi Crown Prince, at the request of Lebanon's president, ordered the resumption of Lebanese exports to Saudi Arabia.

OPEC monthly report: China's net refined petroleum product imports fell by 2.9 mln bpd from the previous tally to 9.65 mln bpd.

Hong Kong stocks opened lower and weakened further, with the HSI briefly falling below 24,000 intraday — its lowest since July 11, 2025. By the midday close the HSI was down 1.11% and the Hang Seng Tech Index down 2.01%. Select mainland property names outperformed: China Res Land (01109.HK) and Longfor Group (00960.HK) each rose over 4%. Home appliances led gains, with Hisense Home Appliances (00921.HK) up more than 9%. PCB player Kingboard Laminates (01888.HK) rallied over 5%, and Ganfeng Lithium (01772.HK) gained over 5%. Beer, water utilities, coal, agriculture and dairy sectors were active. Techs slid: Alibaba (09988.HK) fell nearly 5%, Baidu (09888.HK) and JD.com (09618.HK) dropped over 3% each. Robotics, power equipment, solar PV, gold and chip names were weak. Jitu Express (01519.HK) was down 8.08%.