Senator Kelly said he will decide whether to run after the midterm elections.

Samsung Electronics plans to lead the high-end memory chip market, optimize its AI-driven product mix, and build a more stable sales base by securing multi-year contracts.

China's main domestic futures were mixed at the morning session close. Losers: lithium carbonate down over 4%; benzene down more than 3%; styrene (EB) and live hogs down about 3%; SMR 20 and other rubber contracts, red dates and Shanghai silver down over 2%; palm oil down roughly 2%. Gainers: asphalt up over 3%; iron ore and fuel oil up more than 2%; Europe-route container shipping up nearly 2%; ethylene glycol (EG), coking coal, PET chips and short fiber up over 1%.