Reserve Bank of India said liquidity operations will be aligned with its policy stance; FX operations will aim to ensure orderly volatility of the Indian rupee.

U.S. stocks opened slightly higher: Dow Jones +0.18%, S&P 500 +0.09%, Nasdaq +0.16%. Dell (DELL.N) jumped over 30% after first-quarter results topped expectations. AI server-related names rallied: Super Micro Computer (SMCI.O) +7%+, HP Inc (HPQ.N) +6%+.

Zhenhua Co. shares hit the daily down limit. Broker seats on the top-trader list traded 623.79 mln yuan today, 45.32% of the day's turnover; buys were 270.24 mln yuan, sells 353.56 mln yuan, net sell 83.32 mln yuan. Shanghai Stock Connect special account and CITIC Securities’ Shanghai Wanyuan Road branch bought 134.86 mln yuan and 57.56 mln yuan respectively; China International Capital Corporation’s Shanghai branch and the Shanghai Stock Connect special account sold 121.77 mln yuan and 67.05 mln yuan respectively.