Brent crude futures broke above $80.00/bbl, up 5.35% intraday.

Iranian state TV, citing the military, said Iran deployed drones to strike US military facilities and equipment in Kuwait. The military said it used a cruise missile to target a "hostile" US vessel.

Southbound flows (mainland to Hong Kong via Stock Connect) net bought CNY 9.038 bln today. Via Shanghai Stock Connect (southbound): Zhipu net bought HKD 2.38 bln and the Tracker Fund of Hong Kong HKD 2.27 bln; Kingboard Laminates was the top net seller at HKD 817 mln. Via Shenzhen Stock Connect (southbound): Zhipu net bought HKD 2.36 bln and NetEase HKD 1.53 bln; Kingboard Laminates was the largest net seller at HKD 2.40 bln.