Interfax reports the Russian Defence Ministry confirmed a strategic bomber crashed in the Irkutsk region.

Pakistan's KSE-100 index closed up 2.7% at 177,115.40.

The Ministry of Natural Resources said the Implementing Regulations of the Mineral Resources Law take effect today. The rules detail mine ecological-restoration requirements, designate mining-right holders as the responsible parties for restoration, and state that transferors who falsify restoration matters remain liable after transfers, closing loopholes that allowed firms to evade remediation.