美、布兩油擴大跌幅，WTI原油跌破81美元關口，跌幅超4%；布倫特原油日內下跌4美元，報86.4美元/桶。

Hong Kong shares opened higher then faded; by midday the Hang Seng Index was down 0.25% and the Hang Seng Tech Index down 0.75%. Biotech names led gains early—drug stocks including 02268.HK and 01952.HK rose over 10%, while 02126.HK and 02269.HK gained more than 4%. Auto names tumbled after results: 09868.HK fell 9.73% and 09863.HK dropped 7.25% by midday. Alibaba (09988.HK) opened up over 2% but narrowed to +0.53% at the midday close. Meituan (03690.HK) was down over 6% at the half-day mark; 00100.HK fell nearly 2%, and 00285.HK and 09626.HK each dropped more than 1%.

Krasnodar Krai governor says Afipsky refinery has caught fire.