The Baltic Dry Index rose 0.89% to 1,919 points.

French bank stocks rose after Michel Barnier was appointed French prime minister.

French National Front leader Marine Le Pen: Our party will not be part of any new Barnier government.

HSBC: Any decision by OPEC+ may be interpreted negatively by the market.

The French-German 10-year yield spread remained stable after France appointed a new prime minister.

The French presidency has confirmed that Michel Barnier has been appointed as the new French Prime Minister.

Market news: UK regulators require banks to provide loans to private equity funds.

Reuters poll: The Canadian dollar is expected to rise 1.3% to $1.3333 in 12 months (compared with $1.3350 in August).

Reuters poll: The Canadian dollar is expected to depreciate by about 1% in three months to $1.3650 (compared with $1.38 in August).

US Geological Survey: A 5.7-magnitude earthquake occurred 61 kilometers west-southwest of Chalapata, Bolivia.

Reuters poll: 64 of 77 economists expect the ECB to cut interest rates in September and December (66 of 81 in the August poll).

NIO (NIO.N) lost 2.5 yuan per ADS in Q2 2024, compared with a loss of 3.7 yuan per ADS in the same period last year.

NIO (NIO.N) expects its Q3 2024 revenue to be between 19.11 billion yuan and 19.67 billion yuan, while the market expectation is 19.32 billion yuan.

NIO expects Q3 2024 deliveries to be between 61,000 and 63,000 vehicles, while the market expectation is 56,770 vehicles.

Qatar set the official selling price of marine crude oil in October at a premium of US$0.25 per barrel over the Oman/Dubai benchmark price; the official selling price of onshore crude oil was set at a premium of US$0.30 per barrel over the Oman/Dubai benchmark price.

According to AFP: Iraq has reached an agreement to purchase 12 Airbus military helicopters.

Russian Defense Ministry: Russian troops have taken control of Zavetny in eastern Ukraine. (Interfax)