In the United States, the MBA mortgage refinancing activity index for the week to July 14 was 446.4, the previous value was 416.

In the United States, the MBA 30-year fixed mortgage rate for the week ended July 14 was 6.87%, compared with the previous value of 7.07%.

South African Presidential Palace: According to the agreement between the two sides, Russian President Vladimir Putin will not participate in the BRICS summit.

Spot palladium fell 2% on the day and is now at $1,293.19 an ounce.

USGS: A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck 52 kilometers north of Pucallpa, Peru.

Market news: The Turkish government will discuss raising the domestic air ticket price ceiling.

Market news: The British Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) tentatively approved the acquisition of VMware by Broadcom (AVGO.O).

Spot palladium hit $1,300 per ounce, down 1.50% on the day.

The final value of the CPI annual rate in the euro zone in June recorded 5.5%, continuing to hit a new low since January 2022.

The final value of the core CPI monthly rate in the euro zone in June was 0.4%, expected to be 0.4%, and the previous value to be 0.4%.

WTI crude oil stood at $76/barrel, up 0.40% on the day; Brent crude oil hit $80/barrel, up 0.35% on the day.

Richard Moore, head of MI6: some adversaries will develop artificial intelligence in a reckless and dangerous way.

Richard Moore, head of MI6: Russian President Vladimir Putin is clearly under pressure.

Richard Moore, head of MI6: It is unlikely that the Russian army will regain momentum.

Citigroup: Nickel and zinc prices will further fall by 10-15% by the end of the year due to market surplus and cost deflation.

The Hong Kong dollar rose to 7.8060 against the greenback, its strongest since Jan. 3.

Citigroup: Weaker copper prices present a strong medium-term buying opportunity, with a baseline forecast of $12,000/ton in 2025.

New energy auto stocks in Chinese concept stocks rose before the market. Xiaopeng Motors (XPEV.N) rose 1.88%, Weilai Automobile (NIO.N) rose 1.25%, Ideal Automobile (LI.O) rose 1.16%, Mavericks Electric ( NIU.O) rose 1.56%.