Fed minutes: FOMC members agreed the statement should convey commitment to the Fed's dual mandate and emphasize the Committee will achieve price stability.

Hong Kong stocks rose through the morning session. Hang Seng Index gained 2.38% to 24,057.24; Hang Seng TECH Index climbed 4.34% to 4,702.77 by midday. Chip, AI/compute and broader tech names led; oil & gas also firmer while pork producers and solid-state battery stocks lagged. Notable movers: Zhipu (02513.HK) +18%, Shandong Molong (00568.HK) +14.6%, Kingsoft Cloud (03896.HK) ~+12%, Huahong Hongli (01347.HK) and Alibaba (09988.HK) >+8%, SMIC (00981.HK) and SenseTime (00020.HK) >+7%, Kuaishou (01024.HK) +6.8%. Decliners included Longpan Technology (02465.HK) -8.7%, Tongrentang Elderly Care (02667.HK) -6%, Ganfeng Lithium (01772.HK) and UBTECH (09880.HK) -4.2%. Five new listings showed mixed debut performance: Baogai New Materials (08090.HK) +0.64%, MOMENTA-W (06880.HK) +3.45%, Econtrol Zhijia (07687.HK) +5.04%, Basic Semiconductor (09971.HK) +13%, Ruiwei Technology (07656.HK) -4.8%.

相关计划显示，8月从杰汉港出口的阿塞拜疆原油为1380万桶，较7月的1580万桶有所下降。