China A-share humanoid-robotics sector rose; Bozhong Jinggong up over 8%, Yushu Technology-W up over 5%, with Junsheng Electronics, Guanglian Aviation, NeiMeng Yiji and Yifei Laser also higher.

Citizen Lab researchers say two Tel Aviv-based firms—spyware vendor Candiru, known for assisting governments in hacking phones, and ad tech company Discover Tech—used manipulated web ads to install surveillance spyware on 45 devices at Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera during 2024–25. The report says Discover Tech embedded malicious code in ads to exfiltrate data, ran campaigns across multiple major ad networks including Alphabet’s ad network, and had appeared on approved vendor lists maintained by Google and IAB Europe.

The Baltic Dry Index fell for a ninth straight session on Thursday, down 122 points (4.57%) to 2,545, its lowest since June 30. The capesize index dropped 308 points (-8.48%) to 3,322, the weakest since early April; capesize average daily earnings fell $2,792 to $26,625. The panamax index fell 53 points (-2.20%) to 2,356; panamax average daily earnings declined $480 to $21,200. The supramax index rose 11 points (0.60%) to 1,856.