Prime Minister Carney said Canada and the Philippines have concluded free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations, and the deal is planned to take effect next year.

As of the 23:00 close, China's main commodity futures contracts were mixed. Fuel oil climbed more than 3%; butadiene, rubber and methanol rose over 2%; propylene, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), coking coal, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), coke, polypropylene, benzene and ethylene glycol gained over 1%. On the downside, caustic soda fell more than 2%; Soybean No.1, soda ash and iron ore dropped over 1%.

Microsoft (MSFT.O): service availability continues to improve.