Market news: Singapore and the EU have completed negotiations on a digital trade agreement.

Tesla (TSLA.O) shares rose nearly 2% in pre-market trading.

Market news: Occidental Petroleum (OXY.N) agreed to sell its Delaware Basin assets for $818 million. The proceeds from the sale will be used to reduce debt. The asset divestiture plan targets $4.5 billion to $6 billion.

German government spokesman: Calls on all parties, especially Iran, to prevent an escalation of the situation following the attack on the Golan Heights.

The UK CBI retail sales expectations index in July was -32, compared with -9 in the previous month.

Kremlin: Japan is trying to put pressure on anyone seeking ties with Russia.

The Kremlin (on Japan’s warning to its citizens not to travel to Russia) said that Japan’s leadership has aligned itself with the United States.

The UK FTSE 100 index rose 1.00% during the day.

Market news: Air France suspends flights between Paris and Beirut from July 29 to 30.

According to Hong Kong Stock Exchange documents, on July 24, Goldman Sachs reduced its long position in Bilibili (09626.HK) from 7.08% to 6.33%.

UK Department of Business and Trade: The new UK government plans to hold trade negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council, Israel, India and Turkey. The government also plans to hold trade negotiations with Switzerland and South Korea.

Pinduoduo (PDD.O) shares fell 3% in pre-market trading in the U.S.

According to Nikkei News: Japanese pension funds will establish a joint supervisory agency.

According to a statement, Swiss International Airlines said it would suspend flights to and from Beirut, Lebanon until August 5 due to the situation in the Middle East.

Market news: Russian President Putin congratulated Venezuelan President Maduro on his election victory.

Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki: We must pay attention to wage growth, child policy and national defense issues.

British Foreign Secretary: I have spoken to the Lebanese Prime Minister and expressed my concern about the escalation of tensions.

Market news: Relevant departments have approved TSMC (TSM.N) to increase its capital by US$5 billion to its subsidiary TSMC GLOBAL as general business investment.