Bank of Japan Governor UEDA said financial conditions remain accommodative.

Futures on the FTSE China A50 rose 1%.

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree said Saudi warplanes launched 110 airstrikes and missile strikes in the past 24 hours, striking civilian targets in Sanaa and the provinces of Hodeidah, Taiz, Amran, Hajjah, Saada, Jawf, Dhale and Marib. He said Riyadh deployed F-15s and Typhoon jets from Khamis Mushait and Taif and fired missiles from Najran, causing more than 30 killed or wounded, mostly women and children. Saree said the total number of air and missile strikes since Saudi Arabia's latest escalation has reached 2,652.