A senior U.S. government official said Europe has been discussed as the agreement's signing venue but no decision has been made.

TRUMP said a US Southern Command strike he ordered killed Niño Guerrero, the notorious leader of the Tren de Aragua, which he described as one of the world's most brutal terrorist groups.

At the midday close, China’s domestic futures main contracts were mostly higher. Palladium jumped nearly 6%; coke, platinum and Shanghai silver rose over 3%; lithium carbonate, Shanghai tin, apples and hogs gained more than 2%. Decliners included SC crude and LPG, each down over 5%; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and fuel oil down over 4%; propylene fell about 2%; polypropylene monthly-average, polypropylene and Asia–Europe container freight contracts eased more than 1%.