日经225指数7月16日（周四）开盘下跌801.21点，跌幅1.17%，报67950.30点。

A-shares closed lower after intra-day rallies: Shanghai Composite -0.29%, Shenzhen Composite -0.97%, ChiNext -1.21%. Combined turnover on the Shanghai-Shenzhen bourses was about 2.571 tln yuan, down ~132.815 bln yuan versus the prior session. Medical services outperformed, with RuiZhi Pharma, Zhaoyan New Drug and Baihua Pharma hitting limit-up; Wanbang Pharma, Nanmo Biotech and Sunshine Nuohuo led gains. Baijiu stocks recovered from an early dip; Gujinggong, Jinzongzi and others hit limit-up, while Luzhou Laojiao, Shanxi Fenjiu, Jinshiyuan and Yingjia Gongjiu posted notable gains. Semiconductor and PCB-related compute-hardware names opened higher then slid: Qingyi Optoelectronics, Zhenbao Tech, Qiangyi Tech, Moxi and Dongwei Semiconductor fell more than 10%. Memory-chip names were weak—Baiwei Storage fell over 15%, while Demingli, Shenkeji and Lianwei Micro hit limit-down.

At close on July 15 (Wed) European equities: Germany's DAX fell 135.16 pts (-0.54%) to 25,009.22. Britain's FTSE 100 fell 15.76 pts (-0.15%) to 10,513.63. France's CAC 40 rose 15.58 pts (+0.19%) to 8,382.43. STOXX Europe 50 fell 14.44 pts (-0.23%) to 6,265.75. Spain's IBEX 35 fell 81.81 pts (-0.42%) to 19,274.79. Italy's FTSE MIB fell 437.00 pts (-0.83%) to 52,425.50.