Ukrainian President Zelenskiy said he is very pleased with recent information from the US.

According to reports, a Russian delegation will hold a press conference in Abu Dhabi this afternoon to announce the results of three-party talks.

At midday close, China's main futures contracts were mostly higher. Europe-route container freight futures rose more than 4%; 20# rubber nearly 4% and broader rubber contracts gained over 3%; egg futures about 3%; ethylene glycol (EG), palm oil, offset paper, hogs and soybean meal rose more than 2%. On the downside, cast aluminum fell over 2%; SHFE aluminum and SHFE gold lost more than 1%; corn and Shanghai crude (SC) slipped about 1%.