The Indian rupee rallied in the non-deliverable forwards (NDF) market after the Reserve Bank of India stepped up support.

港股内房股走强，融信中国(03301.HK)涨超9%，旭辉控股集团(00884.HK)、世茂集团(00813.HK)、中国金茂(00817.HK)、华润置地(01109.HK)、绿城中国(03900.HK)等个股跟涨。

AP reported multiple Saudi officials said the kingdom's stocks of air-defense interceptors are running critically low. Officials have asked France, the UK, Pakistan and Egypt to deploy air-defense systems to the region. One official said the US has also found its own weapons stocks dwindling in its war with Iran. Saudi officials said US support has included intelligence sharing, target identification and planning for recent operations against Houthi forces.