Oil and gold stocks in Hong Kong also surged after reports of successive explosions in Tehran. The sound of successive explosion has have been heard in Iran’s capital, Tehran, Iran’s state-run Nour News reported. Axios separately reported that Israel had launched airstrikes, a major escalation in the standoff over Tehran’s atomic program.

Shandong Molong up 10.4%; Sinopec SSC up 7.8%; Honghua Group up 7.8%.

Gold stocks shine. Chifeng Gold up 7.4%; Lingbao Gold up 6.4%; ZhaoJin Mining up 5%.