Putin says Russia's economy is enduring "terrorist attacks" on industrial facilities.

Ghalibaf, speaker of Iran's parliament, said U.S. forces are seeking a face-saving withdrawal from the region and that the Israeli regime has no future there; its ambitions will never be realized.

Shanghai Composite -1.96% at midday, Shenzhen Composite -3.97%, ChiNext Index -4.98%. STAR 50 Index tumbled 6.07%. Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed turnover was CNY1.62 trillion, down CNY18.2 billion from the previous session. More than 4,900 stocks fell. IPO Yushu Technology surged 486.12% on debut, with turnover above CNY17.7 billion. Humanoid-robot names led losses: Shangwei New Materials -18.75%; Jiangsu Beiren, Phoenix Precision, Lvde Xiebo, Changsheng Bearing and more than 20 others fell over 10%. MLCC, CPO and memory-chip sectors underperformed; multiple names including Shengke Communication, Xinyuan Co., Shengong, Xice Testing, Shengmei Shanghai and Huahong Hongli dropped more than 10%. Coal stocks rallied — Baotailong, Shaanxi Black Cat, Suda, Dayou Energy and Meijin Energy hit the daily upper limit. Banks bucked the market: China CITIC Bank +4%; Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of Nanjing, Bank of Chengdu, Chongqing Rural Commercial Bank and Bank of Chongqing also rose. Shandong Gold jumped about 6%.