Indian billionaire Sunil Bharti Mittal is considering increasing his shareholding in the United Kingdom's Telecommunication Sector.

The SSE Composite Index opened in the afternoon at 3429.52 points, with an increase of 0.10%; the CSI 300 Index opened in the afternoon at 4002.54 points, with an increase of 0.14%; the Shenzhen Component Index opened in the afternoon at 10991.40 points, with an increase of 0.31%; the Chinext Price Index opened in the afternoon at 2221.96 points, with an increase of 0.31%; the SME Composite opened in the afternoon at 12088.07 points, with an increase of 0.30%.

The Indonesian benchmark stock index fell 7% to 6,021.34 points.