Qatar's foreign ministry said the drone attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities was a blatant violation of sovereignty and reaffirmed its support for any lawful measures Saudi Arabia takes.

Ukraine's foreign minister spoke by phone with Iran's foreign minister on the 28th about a recent Ukrainian strike on an Iranian merchant vessel. Ukraine urged avoidance of escalation and said its actions aim to defend Ukraine against Russian aggression and are not intended to target civilian ships or civilians. Iran said it likewise does not seek escalation, but called attacks on Iranian citizens or interests unacceptable and said any resulting losses must be compensated.

At the morning session close, China’s most-active futures contracts were mixed. Risers: China container freight — Europe route, ethylene glycol (EG) and bottle‑grade PET chips gained over 2%; methanol, lithium carbonate, styrene, propylene and SC crude rose nearly 2%. Fallers: 20# rubber and rubber slipped more than 2%; red dates, soda ash and polysilicon fell over 1%; synthetic rubber, palladium, white sugar and caustic soda were down about 1%.