Mainland A-share cross-border payments sector weakened; Cuiwei Co. fell more than 7.5% and Chutianlong dropped over 5%. Kelan Software, Dongxin Heping, Sifang Jingchuang, Feitian Chengxin, Gaoweida and Tianrongxin also declined.

Industrial metals retreated as Middle East hostilities intensified after an LME six-metal index hit a record high. Copper and aluminium had surged to fresh highs and zinc topped $4,000/t for the first time since 2022, driven largely by supply-side strains, but the US–Iran confrontation now poses downside risks to demand and prices via weaker global growth. The US military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers after what it described as an attempt by Tehran to attack a US Navy warship; Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it struck two US warships, eight tankers and 10 other vessels in the Persian Gulf in response to US strikes. Brent crude rebounded toward $100/bbl, heightening inflation worries ahead of US CPI on Friday.

据CNN阿拉伯语新闻网站报道，一名了解沙特想法的消息人士周二表示，在也门胡塞武装对沙特领土发动大规模袭击后，沙特正计划进行报复，并已将其计划告知盟友。该消息人士解释说，沙特外交官曾在8月告知美国国会议员，与胡塞武装的政治沟通渠道已破裂，且胡塞武装计划对沙特采取升级行动，并寻求华盛顿的支持以应对胡塞武装。该消息人士在提到美国中央司令部时表示：“沙特方面与中央司令部就下一步行动达成了一致，也已通知其欧洲伙伴。”他补充说，此次报复“一直是胡塞武装发动袭击时的备选方案。”目前尚不清楚此次回应的形式或强度。消息人士指出，沙特也在努力让其他国家参与应对胡塞武装的努力，其中一些国家此前曾担心此举会被视为加入美国与伊朗的战争。消息人士还提到：“通过海上联盟建立起来的伙伴关系，既是为了遏制此类事件的发生，也是为此做好准备。”