Al Jazeera reported President Trump said he believes additional Arab states will join the Abraham Accords and, when asked whether other Arab and Middle Eastern countries would establish relations with Israel, said "I'd love to see that."

Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses traded CNY 3.065 tln on June 16, up CNY 33.50 bln from the prior session. Shanghai turnover was CNY 1.370 tln with trading volume 616m lots (prior session: CNY 1.404 tln, 679m lots). Shenzhen turnover was CNY 1.695 tln with volume 755m lots (prior session: CNY 1.628 tln, 757m lots). Zhongji Xuchuang led stocks by turnover at CNY 29.09 bln, followed by Dongshan Precision CNY 24.94 bln, Hengtong Optic‑Electric CNY 23.77 bln, GigaDevice CNY 22.67 bln and Xinyisheng CNY 22.25 bln.

The 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee will meet in Beijing June 23-26. The committee will review State Council-submitted drafts including amendments to the People's Bank of China Law, a proposed Financial Law, revisions to the Tendering and Bidding Law, and a draft decision to authorize the Hong Kong SAR to exercise jurisdiction over the mainland port area at Huanggang and related extension zones.