Korea Exchange activated the sidecar mechanism on the KOSDAQ.

U.S. equities opened lower: Dow Jones Industrial Average down 0.6%, S&P 500 down 0.3%, Nasdaq down 0.5%. Micron Technology (MU.O) rose 0.4% after announcing a plan to invest $10 billion over 10 years in U.S. memory R&D. Walmart (WMT.N) fell 7% after Q2 same-store sales growth hit a six-year low and full-year profit guidance missed expectations. SK Hynix (SKHY.O) gained 4% after reaching a preliminary wage agreement with labor. Alibaba (BABA.N) slid 4.7% and NetEase (NTES.O) dropped 0.5% following quarterly results.

俄罗斯副外长里亚布科夫：关于乌克兰和解的任何提议都应与俄罗斯总统普京设定的目标和实际情况相符。