Continental shares in Germany rose 2% as the company nears finalising an agreement to sell its ContiTech industrial-technology unit.

U.S. Labor Department reported June payrolls rose 57,000, below economists' 115,000 forecast. Spot gold climbed more than 1.3% in Asian morning trade as investors pared odds of a Fed rate hike in July; ANZ research said the weak labor market could ease pressure on the Fed to tighten at its next meeting. Higher interest rates typically weigh on non‑yielding assets such as gold, despite its inflation-hedge role.

cenc measured a magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 10:31 on July 3 offshore near Halmahera Island, Indonesia (1.85°N, 127.40°E); depth 120 km.