Oleksandr Hanzha, head of the Dnipropetrovsk regional military administration, said Russian forces struck the city of Dnipro on June 29, killing four and wounding ten. Emergency services have been deployed to the scene; Russia has not commented.

A Wall Street Journal survey of seven economists shows the median forecast for June CPI at +3.2% YoY (May +3.1%); MoM is seen at +0.1% (May +0.5%). A second consecutive month above the Bank of Korea's 2% target would strengthen the case for further tightening. DBS economist Ma Tieying cited cumulative input-cost increases and won weakness passing through to the economy and expects a BoK rate hike in July and another in Q4.

Taiwan Weighted Index (TAIEX) rose more than 2%.