CSI 300 index futures (IF) main contract up 0.45 pct; SSE 50 futures (IH) main contract up 0.47 pct; CSI 500 futures (IC) main contract up 0.66 pct; CSI 1000 futures (IM) main contract up 0.61 pct.

Israeli military radio said 22 families settled today at a newly established Emek Dotan outpost in the town of Al-Araba in the northern West Bank.

A-shares diverged in morning trade. Shanghai Composite +0.2% at midday, Shenzhen Composite -1.13%, ChiNext -2.18%. Combined turnover on the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses topped CNY1.8 trillion. More than 3,200 stocks advanced. Military and livestock farming sectors led gains; medical services and innovative-drug stocks were active, with Baihua Pharma recording a fifth consecutive daily limit-up. Advanced packaging and CPO sectors were among the biggest decliners; optical/component names weakened, with Guangxun Technology touching limit-down and several chip/optical suppliers under pressure.