President Trump said he would handle a possible Red Sea blockade if it occurs.

Iran claimed its naval air defense shot down a US LUCAS drone off the southern coast, citing state media photos of a damaged drone.

Chinese domestic futures closed mixed overnight, with PTA down over 2%, synthetic rubber up over 1%, and plastic and soybean meal up nearly 1%.

A-share market close report: ChiNext up 2.05% to new high, STAR 50 up 3.84%, Shenzhen Component up 0.94%, Shanghai Composite down 0.43%; total turnover 3.31 trillion yuan, up 218.3 billion from prior day.

China Shanghai Composite closed down 0.43%, Shenzhen Component up 0.94%, CSI 300 up 0.21%, ChiNext up 2.05%, STAR 50 up 3.84% on June 18.

China A-share ChiNext index rises over 2% intraday hitting new record high; Shenzhen index up over 1%; Shanghai up 0.13%; SCI 50 up over 2%.

ChiNext index rallied over 1.7% to reach a new historical high.

Chinese stock indices opened lower on 18 June 2026: Shanghai Composite down 0.34%, Shenzhen Component down 0.34%, CSI 300 down 0.31%, ChiNext down 0.32%, and Sci-Tech 50 down 0.2%.

China A-shares opened with Shanghai Composite down 0.34%, Shenzhen Component down 0.34%, ChiNext down 0.32%.