UK 10-year government bond yield fell to 4.736%, a one-week low.

June 24 — Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun, at a regular briefing, was asked by Kyodo about reports that two Japanese employees were detained in Dalian in May while exporting rare-earth-related products. Guo said the two were lawfully detained by Chinese authorities for violating Chinese law, that Beijing has informed Tokyo of the case, and urged Japan to remind its citizens and companies in China to comply with Chinese laws and regulations.

The National Observatory of Athens' Institute of Geodynamics reported a magnitude-5.0 earthquake occurred near Karpathos island, Greece at 11:25 local time on June 24; focal depth 15.9 km.