China A-shares opened lower and were mixed at midday: Shanghai Composite -0.18%, Shenzhen Composite -1.05%, ChiNext -1.65%. Combined Shanghai and Shenzhen turnover was 1.01 trln yuan, down 61.9 bln yuan versus the prior session. More than 2,400 stocks advanced. Property stocks outperformed, with China Merchants Shekou and Daming City hitting daily limit-ups. Oil & gas, shipping, spirits and gaming sectors gained. Precious metals pulled back, led by Chifeng Gold. Electronic components names slid,

The local governor said a drone attack damaged an industrial facility in Russia's Perm region.

On Oct. 25 CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper visited the Strait of Hormuz and said US forces have assisted Gulf partners in exporting over 1.5 billion barrels of oil since this summer. Cooper credited US personnel with clearing the Strait’s main commercial routes of Iran-laid sea mines, keeping them open. He said that despite actions by the IRGC, more than 95% of vessels have transited the Strait safely in recent months, and that CENTCOM will continue coordinating with US interagency partners, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the shipping industry to safeguard freedom of navigation and commercial shipping.