Korea Exchange (KRX) activated a sidecar on the KOSPI index after KOSPI 200 futures rose 5%, pausing program trading for 5 minutes.

EU Commission President VON DER LEYEN said that with the conflict in Lebanon ongoing, peace in the Middle East cannot be achieved.

The London Bullion Market Association is considering moving its morning gold auction earlier to better reflect Asian trading conditions and improve price discovery, CEO Ruth Crowell said. Crowell gave no details on proposed timing or an implementation date. The LBMA Gold Price is currently set twice daily in USD via electronic auction at 10:30 and 15:00 London time and serves as the global benchmark for miners, refiners, investors and central banks.