Spot palladium extended gains to 3%.

UK Government: Added 4 new designations under the Global Anti-Corruption Sanctions Regime, including former Lebanese Central Bank Governor Riad Salamour.

White House: The assassination of the Ecuadorian candidate is shocking, and we hope the perpetrators will be held accountable.

Market news: The United States has imposed sanctions on former Lebanese central bank governor Salamer.

Czech central bank: July core inflation rate was 6.8%, lower than the summer forecast of 6.9%. The observed price developments confirm forecasts that inflation will continue to fall sharply over the summer.

EUR/USD rose more than 0.50% on the day and is now at 1.1029.

The Japanese government is finalizing an agreement with Zambia to strengthen the supply chain for metals used in batteries.

According to TASS: Russia will provide free grain to Africa in the near future.

According to data from the Indonesian Ministry of Trade, Indonesia exported 7,029.13 tons of refined tin in July.

The Heads of State of the Group of West African States of the Economic Community held a closed-door meeting on the Niger issue.

In a separate statement, the Ukrainian Navy said threats from Russia and land mines remained on the route.

The Ukrainian navy said the shipping lanes would be transparent and the ships would be equipped with cameras to show it was a "humanitarian mission".

Market news: The UK released a report on the role of negative carbon emission technologies.

Qiutai Technology (01478.HK) July sales of camera modules decreased by 16%.

Market news: Ukrainian navy designates temporary waterway for trading ships.

Aeroflot recorded 5.1 million passengers in July, up 5% year-on-year.

Poland believes that the European Commission will not reject the divestiture of coal assets.

China Literature Group (00772.HK) has a net profit of 376.7 million yuan in the first half of 2023, compared with 229 million yuan in the same period last year.

China Literature Group (00772.HK) reported revenue of RMB 3.28 billion in the first half of 2023, compared with RMB 4.087 billion in the same period last year.

Yuzhou Group (01628.HK) contracted sales of RMB 1.30 billion in July.