The EU said participants stressed any arrangement must respect Ukraine's sovereignty, territorial integrity and independent decision-making, and must provide Ukraine with credible security guarantees.

CNBC reports NVIDIA’s board is investigating controversy involving CEO Jensen Huang, but prediction markets show low near-term exit odds. Kalshi prices Huang leaving by end-2027 at 17%, end-2028 at 30%, end-2029 at 35% and end-2031 at 75%. Polymarket places the probability of resignation or forced exit before end-March 2027 at roughly 25%. NVIDIA shares fell over 5% intraday on Monday while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index (SOX) rose about 6.5%; NVIDIA was the only SOX component trading lower.

CUSTOMS: China imported 7.345 mln tonnes of soybeans in October, down from 11.88 mln tonnes in September.