UK Chancellor Healey said the government must maintain a fiscal buffer to cope with uncertainty.

Lebanon Square TV quoted a Yemeni military source saying Yemeni forces are targeting Saudi military commanders and assembly points, selected on the basis of accurate intelligence and reviewed operational data. The source said strikes on Saudi-affiliated commanders have successfully disrupted much of their preparations for imminent ground combat and described all Saudi-affiliated military assembly points as legitimate targets. He added Yemen will follow a 'respond-to-escalation-with-escalation' policy and that, should Saudi Arabia launch a full-scale war, Yemen's military options would be 'open and numerous.' The source said Yemeni forces possess an integrated combat system of high-performance weapons capable of operating across multiple war and battlefield scenarios.

SC原油主力合約日內漲幅達2.00%，現報697.70元/桶。