Norway's vehicle data agency OFV said Tesla (TSLA.O) new vehicle registrations rose 131% YoY in October.

Hong Kong stocks closed higher: Hang Seng rose 0.42% and the Hang Seng Tech Index gained 2.25%. The lithium-battery sector was active; CATL (03750.HK) closed up 6.08% and Ganfeng Lithium (01772.HK) rose 3.72%.

At the open, China's main commodity futures were mostly lower. Shanghai silver futures led losses, down more than 5%; Shanghai gold fell nearly 3%. Fuel oil, lithium carbonate and caustic soda declined over 2%; Shanghai tin, platinum and Shanghai nickel were down more than 1%. Advance leaders included methanol (over 4%) and propylene (near 4%); p-xylene, LPG, apples, polypropylene monthly-average and PTA were up over 3%, while styrene (EB) and plastics rose more than 2%.