Kuwait's finance ministry said the 2025/26 budget deficit widened 13.2% to KD 7.1 bln (about $23.1 bln) after oil revenues fell 11.2% to KD 15.3 bln (about $49.4 bln). Total fiscal revenue was nearly 10% below initial budget forecasts.

Korea Exchange activated the circuit‑breaker mechanism on the KOSDAQ.

S&P Dow Jones Indices has placed Indonesia on a watchlist for a potential market-classification change and said it may impose special treatment measures if conditions worsen. The index provider is monitoring developments in stock ownership transparency and guidance from the Indonesia Stock Exchange aimed at addressing disclosure shortfalls and potential liquidity effects. If issues remain unresolved one year after any special measures take effect, Indonesia could be reclassified from emerging to frontier market. MSCI earlier flagged investability concerns and warned it might downgrade Indonesia. The Jakarta Composite Index is down 31% YTD, the weakest major benchmark globally this year.