Shares of power producers rose sharply as Treasury yields retreated.
Japan said it would release water with low levels of radiation from the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the sea despite opposition from a local fishing industry struggling to recover from the impact of 2011 meltdowns.
The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power, is running out of storage space for more than a million cubic tons of the water, which contains a radioactive isotope of hydrogen called tritium.
U.S. special climate envoy John Kerry is set to arrive in Shanghai for three days of meetings with senior Chinese officials overseeing climate and foreign policy, The Wall Street Journal reported.
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