Spot palladium rises nearly 3% to $1,390.88/oz.

Sharpa, an AI robotics company focused on dexterous manipulation, has raised more than CNY 4.5 billion. Strategic investors include Alibaba, Meituan, Tencent, JD and Transsion; financial backers include Sequoia China, Qiming Venture Partners, Meituan Longzhu and Guanghe Venture. Sharpa said proceeds will accelerate core technology R&D, hiring and talent retention, and push general-purpose robots from technical validation toward real-world deployment.

TD Cowen cuts Workday PT to $210 from $220.