Australia's final budget deficit for fiscal 2025-26 was A$22.3 bln.

China A-shares opened lower: Shanghai Composite down 0.26%, Shenzhen Composite Index down 0.38%, ChiNext down 0.65%. Gold-related and MLCC sectors opened lower.

Greek‑flagged bulk carrier Alpha Pride, loading about 69,000 tonnes of soybeans from Singapore, successfully berthed directly at Chaozhou Asia‑Pacific Fuel Storage and Public General Cargo Terminal (distribution base) on the 26th. This is the terminal’s first direct foreign‑trade soybean import since its August approval as the designated inbound grain supervision site for eastern Guangdong and western Fujian, enabling ocean‑direct grain arrivals at Chaozhou port.