Paramount spokesperson said the company believes the proposed transaction will not raise media plurality issues in the UK and that it remains confident in the deal timetable.

China A-shares robotics sector extended gains in the afternoon; Tianqi Co. hit limit-up. Earlier Haozhi Electromechanical, Lingyi Intelligent Manufacturing, Zhongjian Technology, Keli Sensing, Estun and Jintuo also hit limit-up. Lvde Harmonic, Huayi Technology, Xiangming Intelligent and Efort rallied more than 10%.

Siemens Energy and Neptun Smulders Offshore Renewables were awarded a contract by German TSO 50Hertz to supply the grid-connection system for the North Sea Connector 2 offshore wind project in the North Sea. The partners will for the first time work with a German shipyard to construct a 2GW offshore converter platform that, when commissioned, can transmit up to 2GW of offshore wind power to shore.