China A-share property sector showed pockets of strength; Jingneng Real Estate hit the daily limit, Wantong Development had earlier been limit-up, and Shoukai Co., Zhongzhou Holdings, Shanghai Lingang, China World Trade and Yangguang Co. also rose.

South Korean presidential chief of staff Kang Hoon-sik said the government plans to use additional tax revenue from the semiconductor boom to establish a Future Fund to finance major national investment projects, bolster long-term competitiveness and support 20–39-year-olds with housing, entrepreneurship and employment measures. Kang said the fund will back the government's three "super projects", address K-shaped economic polarization and serve as a cornerstone of President Lee's drive to make South Korea globally irreplaceable, urging rapid coordination with the ruling party.

A US senior official said Trump believes the Russia-Ukraine conflict must end quickly and that front lines have been stalemated for months. The official added the US is likely to make progress toward ending the war in Ukraine.