Hang Seng Index futures night session closed up 0.18% at 24,158, trading a 56-point premium to the cash index.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it struck a weapons depot, a satellite communications center and US military barracks at Bahrain's Juffair base.

DBS Group research analysts say concerns that CATL will lose market share to second-tier suppliers appear overstated. They argue competition in China’s battery sector is shifting toward firms that provide integrated energy-system solutions rather than suppliers of standalone cells. CATL’s business model offers solutions across battery types and can meet customer needs including power-conversion equipment, the analysts say. As downstream customers place greater emphasis on system efficiency and energy management rather than battery procurement cost alone, CATL’s competitive edge should strengthen. DBS maintains a buy rating; PTs are RMB 624.00 for A-shares and HKD 925.00 for H-shares.