UK Chancellor Healy said the VAT relief on electricity will be extended until July next year.

Bank of Thailand (BOT) says the current policy rate can support the economy.

By the 23:00 close, China's main futures contracts were mostly lower. Fuel oil fell nearly 2%; pure benzene, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), PTA, offset paper, styrene (EB) and p-xylene dropped over 1%. On the upside, coking coal rose more than 3%; coke and soda ash gained over 2%; glass climbed nearly 2%; PVC and ethylene glycol (EG) were up above 1%; polypropylene (monthly average) and rapeseed meal rose about 1%.