Hong Kong stocks opened higher on Tue Sep 22: HSI up 128.09 pts (+0.51%) at 25,170.8; Hang Seng Tech up 44.61 pts (+1.01%) at 4,467.9; HSCEI up 33.4 pts (+0.4%) at 8,373.03; Red Chips Index down 4.21 pts (-0.1%) at 4,054.53.

Czech Ministry of Finance to impose fuel price controls, capping retail margins on gasoline and diesel at 2.5 CZK per liter and cutting diesel tax to the EU minimum.

Paramount reached a settlement with California and 11 other states that had sued to block its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery, removing a major state-level obstacle to the deal. The agreement, announced by the California attorney general, requires Paramount to increase U.S. film production—adding at least $300 million a year in domestic production spending—and to raise annual theatrical releases after closing. It mandates production of 30 films per year in the first two post-close years and 32 per year in the following three years, with at least four independent films annually and a minimum 20% of releases classified as tentpoles.