China A-share Zhongji Xuchuang fell 10.06% intraday to 1,001.00 yuan.

Zhao Yuchao, director of the Balance of Payments Department at the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, told a State Council Information Office briefing that foreign investment into China is expected to continue improving; he cited ongoing industrial upgrading and tech innovation as new investment sources, steady institutional opening-up alongside strengthened foreign-investor services and enhanced financial connectivity to ease inbound investment, and a complex external backdrop in which stronger Chinese economic resilience and renminbi stability provide global capital additional diversification options.

A Chevron executive said Chevron will sign a preliminary agreement with Iraq on Friday to advance its stakes in the West Qurna-2 and Nassiriya oilfields.