Australia's S&P/ASX 200 opened up 25.10 points (+0.29%) at 8721.60 on Sept. 17 (Thursday).

UN Secretary‑General Guterres said a consensus is needed on how to advance safe development of artificial intelligence.

At the morning close, China's commodity futures main contracts were mixed. Lithium carbonate rose over 4%, rapeseed meal gained more than 3%; container shipping to Europe and plywood climbed over 2%; soybean meal advanced about 2%; asphalt, 20‑grade natural rubber and Shanghai lead were up over 1%. On the downside, SC crude fell nearly 3%; benzene and styrene (EB) dropped more than 2%; paraxylene, fuel oil and apples declined about 2%; LPG and pulp slipped over 1%.