China A-share CRO sector strengthened, with Aopumai up more than 6% and Wanbang Pharmaceutical rising over 4%; Heyuan Bio, Xinghao Pharmaceutical and Baihua Pharmaceutical also advanced.

The Russian Defence Ministry said PS-330 substations in Lutsk and Kovel that supply power to Ukrainian defence industry firms were struck.

Russian President Putin said on the 28th at the third Russia-Africa Summit and Economic and Humanitarian Forum in Moscow that a multipolar world is becoming a reality and the era of domination by a small group of states is over. He said some countries resisting the shift are obstructing it and rely on trade wars, illegal sanctions, economic bullying, extortion and interference in other countries' affairs. Putin said Russia is expanding and deepening economic and cultural ties with African states and called for deeper cooperation on mineral extraction and processing, healthcare and local-currency settlement.