China A-share gaming sector rallied; gaming ETFs from Huaxia, Guotai and Huatai-PineBridge rose more than 7%.

富时中国A50指数期货开盘涨0.48%。

An official told Refinitiv that Iranian negotiators met with Qatari mediators in Doha for a third day aiming to reach an agreement to end the US‑and‑Israeli campaign against Iran. The talks come amid concern that the conflict could escalate ahead of the US midterms. Trump has said he will not launch new strikes before the vote and called talks productive, but did not rule out later military action. Iran has warned it would strike US and Israeli targets in neighboring countries if attacked. Rubio said on Saturday Trump has not decided on new strikes and prefers a diplomatic solution.