As of the 23:00 close, China's main futures mostly rose. Low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) advanced more than 3%; asphalt and LPG gained over 2%; plastics, PX, PTA, propylene and fuel oil rose above 1%. On the downside, iron ore dropped nearly 3%; coke, coking coal, soda ash and glass fell more than 1%; pulp and rebar slipped about 1%.

Fed's Kashkari: increasingly confident monetary policy can help counter successive supply shocks that could entrench inflation.

China's National Financial Regulatory Administration and three other agencies published implementation opinions to strengthen financial‑institution governance. Boards must perform major decision‑making and supervisory duties in line with law; firms should optimize board composition by institution type, ownership structure and directors' background (experience, expertise, gender, age) and clarify board responsibilities. The guidance calls for reasonable limits on the proportion of board seats nominated by the same shareholder and its related parties. Directors are required to act faithfully and diligently and be accountable to the institution, staff and consumers. The measures also strengthen protections for directors' ability to perform duties and require performance evaluation; supervisory boards or supervisors, where established, must exercise effective oversight.