South Korea's KOSPI swung sharply, erasing a 3% decline to move into positive territory.

Russian oil producer Rosneft said Q1 2026 revenue was 2.032 tln rubles, up 4.3% QoQ. Q1 2026 net profit rose sevenfold from Q4 2025 to 115 bln rubles.

South Korea's Lee told a cabinet and emergency economic review at the Blue House on the 2nd that the government should channel export gains to SMEs, small merchants, households and vulnerable groups. He called for firm institutional guarantees and faster promotion of an AI revolution and an energy-transition and structural upgrade, and urged rapid development of high-tech sectors including robotics and the defense industry to position South Korea as a global economic leader.