Tesla (TSLA.O) early-session gains widened to 5%.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs said the Farm Products Wholesale Price 200 Index was 116.17 on Sept. 3, up 0.01 point from the previous day; the vegetable-basket wholesale price index was 116.82, up 0.03 point. As of 14:00 on Sept. 3, national wholesale-market average prices were: pork 16.44 yuan/kg (up 0.2%), beef 69.50 yuan/kg (up 0.2%), mutton 65.50 yuan/kg (down 0.8%), eggs 10.81 yuan/kg (down 0.3%), chilled whole chicken 17.23 yuan/kg (up 0.7%).

Putin said contacts with Washington continue and Russia supports restoring relations with the United States.