Jefferies raised its price target for ExxonMobil (XOM.N) from $184 to $200.

1. my country successfully launched 24 low-Earth orbit satellites for its satellite internet service. 2. State-owned energy enterprises are accelerating their development of future industries; State Grid Corporation of China has invested in Guosheng Quantum. 3. The rebound in chip stocks has failed to dispel concerns, with short selling in the South Korean market continuing to rise. 4. Iran and Oman have reached an agreement on shipping routes through the Strait of Hormuz. 5. Nvidia is reportedly scaling back its plan to provide $250 billion in guarantees for OpenAI data centers. 6. The static test of the fairing of the iSpace SQX-3 launch vehicle was successful. 7. Due to excessive premiums in the China-South Korea semiconductor ETF, trading will be temporarily suspended from the market opening on August 17th until 10:30 AM. 8. Global chip LOFs have premiums exceeding 21% and will be temporarily suspended on the morning of August 17th. 9. Huatai-PineBridge Securities warned of potential trading halts due to high premiums in the Nasdaq ETF. 10. The Nasdaq ETF (Guotai) has a significant premium; trading in the fund will be suspended from the market opening on August 17th until 10:30 AM. 11. The Nasdaq Technology ETF has a 24.09% premium; trading in the fund will be suspended from the market opening on August 17th until 10:30 AM. 12. The Nasdaq 100 ETF (Dacheng) has an 8.59% premium; the fund has issued a risk warning. 13. The US 50 ETF has a 5.97% premium; E Fund has warned of the high premium risk. 14. The S&P 500 ETF has a significant premium; Southern Fund has issued a trading risk warning. 15. The S&P 500 ETF (Guotai) has a 7.84% premium; the fund warns against blindly chasing the high price. 16. The Nasdaq ETF (Huaan) has an 8.64% premium; the fund has indicated that it may apply for a temporary trading suspension.

Hang Seng Index futures opened the day session up 0.79% at 25,291, trading 174 points above the cash index.