RIA quoted a Russian deputy foreign minister as saying Russia is discussing Cuba-related issues with the United States.

歐洲石油和天然氣股票上漲1%。

China's Shanghai Composite fell 0.12% at the mid-day close after earlier gains; the Shenzhen Composite dropped 0.60% and the ChiNext index fell 0.90%. AI PC-theme names were active, with Huaqin Technology among several stocks hitting daily limit-up. Coal, chemicals and power-grid equipment sectors strengthened, also seeing multiple limit-up moves. CPO and PCB themes weakened, with Cambridge Technology at the daily limit-down. AI application, sports and oil & gas sectors were among the top performers; glass/fibreglass, semiconductors and baijiu lagged. Market breadth skewed positive, with more than 3,800 A-shares rising.