India's Nifty 50 pared gains, trading 0.32% higher. Nifty IT index fell 1%.

MOFCOM said during the 15th Five‑Year period it will push high‑quality Belt and Road development by building high‑level investment‑agreement corridors, continuing to sign and upgrade investment pacts with partner countries, strengthening investment protection, and promoting investment liberalization and facilitation. The ministry will better leverage free trade zones and the Hainan free‑trade port, steadily expand high‑level opening across goods, services, digital trade, two‑way investment and cross‑border finance, and use small pilot trials to scale common standards, negotiated rules and industry cooperation — contributing “free‑trade solutions” to Belt and Road implementation.

美联储理事鲍曼：人工智能将提高劳动者生产率，创造新的就业岗位，并淘汰不太必要的岗位。