India's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said a lax exit mechanism and excess liquidity are responsible for weak stock market performance.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers concluded its 52nd meeting in Baghdad on the 18th, Iraq's deputy prime minister and foreign minister Hussein said, announcing adoption of a Baghdad Declaration. Hussein said Iraq is in contact with Iran and Gulf states and is working to convene talks in Baghdad to coordinate positions. He said the Palestinian issue was the meeting's top agenda item; ministers also discussed regional security, the humanitarian situation, economic cooperation and food and water security.

華泰證券研報指出，往前看，美伊衝突仍未解決，全球原油煉化能力難以明顯改善，全球柴油供需缺口短期較難緩解，柴油價格或仍將位於高位，預計將繼續溫和推高美國通脹。