Saudi state television reported the Saudi-led coalition said targets destroyed inside Yemen were linked to activity threatening commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

KOSPI fell to 7,000, down 1.55% intraday. SK Hynix -1.8%, Samsung Electronics -1.4%. South Korean regulators advanced by three days an increase in cash deposit requirements for single-stock leveraged ETF trading.

China foreign minister Wang Yi attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organization foreign ministers' council in Kyrgyzstan on the 24th. He marked the group's 25th anniversary, noting its expansion from six founding states focused on border security to a 27-member forum cooperating in more than 50 areas and representing nearly half the world's population. The council endorsed a 10-year strategy for closer cooperation aimed at strengthening regional security and development and contributing to a more democratic, multipolar global order.