South Korea's KOSPI fell 1.00% intraday.

CATL on June 22 unveiled what it describes as the world’s first validated station-level sodium-ion energy storage solution, launching the Tianheng sodium-ion system. A single system exceeds 30MWh and uses a fully modular design separating energy and power modules. CATL plans first China deliveries in September (this year), targets 1GWh of sodium-ion shipments in 2026, and expects global deliveries to start in June next year.

Jordan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi met EU High Representative Kallas in Amman on the 22nd and urged an immediate halt to Israel's illegal actions in the West Bank, citing settlement expansion, toleration of settler violence, land confiscations and ongoing infringements on Jerusalem's religious sites. The two agreed to deepen Jordan-EU cooperation and coordinate on shared regional and international concerns.