New York silver futures slid to $65/oz, down 2.0% on the day.

Guangdong provincial government issued an implementation plan to expand and upgrade the services sector, aiming to seize AI opportunities to build an internationally competitive software and information technology services innovation center. The plan calls for cultivating and attracting more software firms with core competitiveness and building a cohort of nationally leading digital-transformation service providers.

On the 19th (local time) Iran's Persian Gulf Strait Administration said, citing the signing of an Iran‑U.S. memorandum of understanding and directives from relevant authorities, that vessels must submit transit applications at least 48 hours before entering the Strait of Hormuz. Vessels that submit the required applications and meet conditions within the announced window will be arranged to transit.