Iran and US negotiating teams reportedly did not meet face-to-face; they held indirect, mediator-led sessions in Qatar.

At the morning session close, China's main futures contracts were mostly lower. Container shipping rates on the Europe route fell over 9%. Lithium carbonate rose more than 5% and polysilicon gained over 3%. Coke, methanol and coking coal declined over 2%; platinum and iron ore fell about 2%; SC crude and ethylene glycol dropped more than 1%. LPG and Shanghai zinc gained over 1%; 20# rubber, Shanghai tin, cotton and soybean meal were up around 1%.

Thai business group says Thailand's economic recovery is uneven.