Hong Kong stocks closed lower: the Hang Seng Index fell 0.95% and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 3.04%. Gold miners jumped, while coal and power-equipment shares rallied; PCB stocks pulled back and large internet names declined. Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) slid 7.05%.

Shanghai Stock Exchange website shows Beijing Shiweitong Technology Co., Ltd.'s STAR Market IPO review status changed to "inquiry".

The Dutch government announced on the 21st that it will from Sept. 22 impose three-year trade sanctions on goods originating in Israeli settlements. Products from settlements in the West Bank, Gaza Strip and Golan Heights will be barred from entry into the Netherlands and prohibited from direct or indirect purchase, marketing and provision of related intermediary services. The government said the measures aim to use economic means to counter Israel’s establishment of illegal settlements in those territories.