Pakistan central bank governor said the bank bought $28 bln of foreign exchange from the market over the past three years to boost reserves.

富時中國A50指數期貨午後漲超1%。

At the midday close, China’s main futures contracts were mostly lower: Shanghai crude (SC) and fuel oil fell more than 8%; benzene dropped over 7%; synthetic rubber, styrene (EB), low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and p-xylene declined more than 6%; LPG was down nearly 6%. On the upside, palladium, platinum and Shanghai silver rose over 3%; lithium carbonate and Shanghai tin gained over 2%; red dates, Shanghai gold and caustic soda were up more than 1%.