The Wall Street Journal reports sources say the U.S. is exploring a deal to route Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine. U.S. negotiators view gas sales as giving President Putin an incentive to agree to an energy ceasefire with Ukraine.

恆生科技指數午前走強漲超2%，MINIMAX-W(00100.HK)、地平線機器人(09660.HK)領漲成分股，恆指現漲0.15%。

An official told Refinitiv that Iranian negotiators met with Qatari mediators in Doha for a third day aiming to reach an agreement to end the US‑and‑Israeli campaign against Iran. The talks come amid concern that the conflict could escalate ahead of the US midterms. Trump has said he will not launch new strikes before the vote and called talks productive, but did not rule out later military action. Iran has warned it would strike US and Israeli targets in neighboring countries if attacked. Rubio said on Saturday Trump has not decided on new strikes and prefers a diplomatic solution.