The Trump administration's pause on plans to escalate a war with Iran boosted global markets, sending European semiconductor stocks higher at the start of the week. In Asia, SK Hynix closed up 3.3% and Samsung Electronics closed up 1.8%. In Europe, ASML rose 1.7%, ASM International 0.5%, Infineon 2.1% and STMicroelectronics 1.9%. Nasdaq 100 futures were up 1.6%, pointing to a strong US tech open.

新加坡元兌美元短線小幅走高，此前新加坡金管局上調匯率區間斜率。

SoftBank Group's $40 billion bridge loan to fund its OpenAI investment has attracted 21 new lenders in a wider syndication, sources said. The new lenders took about $7 billion of the facility; First Abu Dhabi Bank, GIC and Standard Chartered each subscribed close to $1 billion. The remainder was allocated to banks in Europe, Japan and Taiwan. Around $33 billion of the bridge remains held by underwriters and senior lenders but could be further syndicated.