Mehr News Agency reports multiple explosions heard at Gorgan port in Iran.

June 10 — Xpeng CEO He Xiaopeng said in an internal memo he will personally take direct charge of the company’s humanoid robot unit and, effective immediately, will concurrently serve as the robot business “CEO”. He described the program as at a critical stage—comparable to Xpeng Auto eight years ago before the G3 launch—and said the company is on the threshold of mass production and commercialization, initiating a final 200-day sprint to ramp production.

Hong Kong stocks weakened into midday; HSI -1.10%, Hang Seng Tech Index -1.69%. Chinese brokerage shares outperformed: Guotai Haitong (02611.HK) +3%+, China Merchants Securities (06099.HK) ~+2%. Domestic banks lifted, Huishang Bank (03698.HK) +5%+. Telecoms rallied then eased: China Unicom (00762.HK) +3%+, China Telecom (00728.HK) +2%+. Select internet/tech names led pockets of strength, Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) +3%+. Themes firmer included 5G, logistics, home appliances, biopharma and dairy. Weakness centered on optical communications—Yangtze Optical Fibre & Cable (06869.HK) down >10%—and PCBs: Guanghe Technology (01989.HK) -8%+, Shenghong Technology (02476.HK) -5%+. Other lagging sectors: lithium batteries, chips, EVs, airlines, nuclear, new consumer and oil & gas-related names.