Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said eliminating the Iranian regime would mean eliminating Hezbollah.

Hong Kong shares closed lower. The Hang Seng Index fell 1.32% to 23,867.74 and the Hang Seng Tech Index slipped 1.52% to 4,045.91. Market turnover was HK$190.46 billion. Sector winners included CXO stocks, film & TV and chemical pharmaceuticals; laggards were non-ferrous metals, power equipment and AI hardware. Notable movers: Wuyi Vision (06651.HK) +22.25%, Hansoh Pharma (03692.HK) +8.3%, UBTech (09880.HK) +6.0%; Lenovo Group (00992.HK) down nearly 10%, China Molybdenum (03993.HK) -6.6%, CATL (03750.HK) -6.6%, Zhipu AI (02513.HK) down >6%, Minimax-W (00100.HK) -5.8%, Pop Mart (09992.HK) down >4%, Alibaba (09988.HK) -3.6%, Zijin Mining (02899.HK) -3.6%.

China A-share indices opened lower, rallied then pulled back. At midday the Shanghai Composite was down 0.08%, the Shenzhen Composite was up 0.18% and the ChiNext was up 0.27%. Turnover across Shanghai and Shenzhen was 933.5 billion yuan, down 37.2 billion yuan from the prior session. More than 3,900 stocks were higher. The robotics sector remained active with over ten stocks hitting daily limit-up and Unitree Robotics extending gains for a third session. Consumer electronics and CRO names rallied with multiple limit-ups. Food & beverage saw an intraday surge, including an Anji Food limit-up. CSSC-linked shipbuilding names lagged. Dye stocks corrected, some down over 12%. Defense-restructuring plays, banks and insurers were weaker.