消息人士：必和必拓(BHP.N)正在評估其西澳大利亞鎳資產的多種處置選項，其中包括資產剝離出售；相關業務目前仍處於臨時停產狀態，公司預計將在2027年2月前完成本次評估決策。

U.S. Energy Secretary Wright said the Strait of Hormuz remains a conflict zone, and crude is approaching $100/bbl.

European equities opened softer Wednesday, diverging from overnight US record highs. Brent crude rose back above $100/bbl on Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and a Gulf of Mexico storm that raised supply concerns. The 10-year US Treasury yield topped 5.30%, refocusing markets on inflation and higher-rate pressures; France's 10-year yield briefly eased after far-right leader Le Pen pledged spending cuts but later rebounded to 4.83%. US futures were subdued — S&P 500 futures flat, Nasdaq futures down 0.1% — as investors await a $3.9 bln US 10-year auction and the Fed's September minutes.