China
Hong Kong's stock market ended higher on Tuesday with the benchmark Hang Seng Index up 0.13 percent to close at 25,868.54 points.
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index rose 0.12 percent to end at 8,826.73 points, and the Hang Seng Tech Index dropped 0.08 percent to end at 5,107.64 points.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index closes higher Tuesday
International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol warned on Thursday that the global oil market may enter a "red zone" in July and August this year, as fuel demand rise and stocks dwindle.
Birol noted that the supply crisis triggered by the situation in the Middle East was initially cushioned by spare capacity in the global oil market, but that oil stocks are now gradually decreasing.
The 32 members of the IEA on March 11 unanimously agreed to make 400 million barrels of oil from their emergency reserves available to the market in response to disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict.
The IEA stands ready to coordinate further reserve releases if necessary, Birol added.
IEA chief warns of global oil market entering "red zone" this summer
