Ukraine's national oil and gas company said Russia struck gas production facilities in the Kharkiv region.

HKEX filing: On Oct 20, Standard Chartered repurchased 397,135 shares on other exchanges for £8.1 mln.

NextDC said strong local opposition to its Footscray M3 project in Melbourne has forced a delay to the project's power-supply upgrade until 2027 and pushed planning approval past next month’s state election. The company cut profit guidance by over one-third and lowered revenue forecasts. Shares tumbled as much as 44% intraday to A$5.15, trimming market value to A$4.3bn; the stock traded above A$16 in early June.