Germany's June ZEW economic sentiment index rose to 10.5, versus -6 expected and -10.2 previously.

On June 16 the UK announced sanctions on entities and individuals it said supplied critical military equipment to Russia, including four Chinese entities. The Chinese embassy in London said it strongly opposes the UK's unilateral sanctions, has lodged formal representations and urged the UK to revoke the measures. The embassy reiterated China's efforts to promote peace talks on Ukraine and its strict controls on exports of military and dual-use items, said normal China-Russia exchanges and cooperation should not be disrupted, and warned Beijing will take necessary measures to safeguard the lawful rights and interests of Chinese firms.

London Metal Exchange inventories: zinc up 17,400 tonnes, copper down 4,600 tonnes, aluminium down 1,500 tonnes, lead down 1,175 tonnes, nickel up 942 tonnes, tin down 65 tonnes.