Sci‑Tech Innovation Board 50 (STAR 50) index rose more than 3%; among components, Lanqi Technology climbed over 7% and Baiwei Storage rose more than 6%.

Meta's expanded $25bn common-stock offering drew roughly five times demand for available shares. The company is targeting up to $98bn to fund AI spending. More than half of the allotment went to long-term investors and existing shareholders; the top 15 subscribers received about 70% of the offering. The deal priced at $625 per share, a 2.7% discount to the close the Friday before the announcement. Meta shares fell as much as 1.4% to $621.47 in New York on Tuesday. The equity sale is part of a broader financing package that includes $12.5bn of mandatory convertible preferred and expected at‑market share placements; if the full $98bn is raised it would be among the largest equity financings on record.

White House official said the U.S. government has sold this batch of crude from Venezuelan state oil company NABEP to CITGO Petroleum, affiliated with Chevron (CVX.N), and to ExxonMobil (XOM.N).