President Trump said negotiations with Iran are 'starting to get very boring'.

土耳其國家管道公司、阿塞拜疆國家石油公司、道達爾能源以及阿布扎比國家石油公司簽署關於阿塞拜疆天然氣供應的協議。土耳其將自2029年起接收來自阿塞拜疆的330億立方米天然氣。

Hong Kong stocks rose in the morning session; the Hang Seng Index was up 0.87% at the midday close and the Hang Seng Tech Index gained 1.8% after an intraday high of 2.7%. Large-cap techs drove the market: Meituan (03690.HK) +6%+, Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) +2.5%, Kuaishou (01024.HK) +2.5%, Alibaba (09988.HK) +2.3%, Xiaomi (01810.HK) +2%. Application software outperformed, led by Kingdee International (00268.HK) nearly +19%. Semiconductor, optical-communications and PCB names underperformed: Tianshu Zhixin (09903.HK) down nearly 12%, Hua Hong Semiconductor (01347.HK) down about 4%, Cambridge Technology (06166.HK) down >8%, Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable (06869.HK) down >6%, Guanghe Technology (01989.HK) down >8%.