Dominion Energy said it will seek to double bill relief for residential customers and extend a $10 monthly bill credit for four years.

Shanghai Composite rose 0.16% at midday; Shenzhen Composite fell 0.25% and the ChiNext Index slipped 0.47%. Lab-grown diamond names led gains—Huanghe Whirlwind and peers hit daily limits. Network security stocks were active; Zhongxin Saike recorded a third consecutive daily limit-up. CRO sector advanced, with Wanbang Pharma at the daily limit. MLCC, consumer electronics, minor metals, passenger vehicle and semiconductor sectors outperformed, while grain, defense/military, coal and education underperformed. Roughly 3,600 stocks were higher and half-day turnover exceeded 1.1 trillion yuan.

First Ministers of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland signed a joint memorandum on "independence rights" in Cardiff on Monday, urging the UK government to prepare, plan and facilitate constitutional change. The document, signed alongside Sinn Féin chair Mary Lou McDonald, calls for each jurisdiction to be able to determine its constitutional path. Scotland First Minister John Swinney said an independence referendum must be held within five years.