Iraqi Shia militia group says Islamic Resistance Forces are poised to seize an opportunity to expel US troops from Iraq's land and airspace.

Individual Stock News 1. Jinfang Pharmaceutical (02595.HK): Placement of new H shares under general mandate, with a placement price of HK$34.69 per share. 2. Tianqi Lithium (09696.HK): Expects first-half net profit to increase by 3276%-4935% year-on-year, driven by significant growth in the average selling price of its main lithium products and a substantial year-on-year increase in the performance of its joint venture, SQM. 3. CITIC Securities (06066.HK): Expects first-half net profit to increase by 60% to 80% year-on-year. 4. Yangtze Optical Fibre and Cable (06869.HK): Expects first-half net profit to increase by 711%-914% year-on-year. 5. China Life Insurance (02628.HK): Expects first-half net profit to increase by 215%-235% year-on-year. 6. CICC (03908.HK): "Three-in-one" restructuring accepted by the China Securities Regulatory Commission. 7. China Duty Free Group (01880.HK): Net profit increased by 19.49% year-on-year in the first half of the year. 8. Air China (00753.HK): Expected net loss of RMB 2.1 billion to RMB 2.6 billion in the first half of the year, with high jet fuel prices significantly squeezing profit margins. 9. GF Securities (01776.HK): Expected net profit of RMB 11 billion to RMB 12 billion in the first half of the year, representing a year-on-year increase of 70% to 85%. 10. China Metallurgical Group Corporation (01618.HK): The company's new contract value for the first half of 2026 is RMB 413.64 billion, of which new overseas contracts amount to RMB 36.34 billion. 11. Yankuang Energy (01171.HK): Expected net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company for the first half of 2026 is approximately RMB 7.2 billion, representing a year-on-year increase of 53%. 12. Flat Glass (06865.HK): Expects a loss attributable to shareholders of RMB 300 million to RMB 400 million for the interim period ending June 30, compared to a net profit attributable to shareholders of RMB 261 million for the same period in 2025. 13. Great Wall Motor (02333.HK): Expects net profit attributable to owners of the parent company for the first half of 2026 to be RMB 2.35 billion to RMB 2.6 billion, a decrease of 58.97% to 62.92% year-on-year. 14. Seres (09927.HK): Senior executives and key personnel plan to increase their holdings by no more than RMB 154 million. 15. China Shenhua (01088.HK): Expects net profit for the first half of 2026 to increase by 6.9% to 21.1% year-on-year. 16. Ganfeng Lithium (01772.HK): Expects net profit for the first half of the year to be RMB 3.65 billion to RMB 4.6 billion, turning a loss into a profit compared to the same period last year.

According to preliminary statistics from the People's Bank of China, the total social financing scale in the first half of 2026 was RMB 20.84 trillion, which was RMB 2.02 trillion less than the same period last year.