Spot gold rose above $4,060/oz, up 1.29% on the day.

美国总统特朗普：将与黎巴嫩的黎巴嫩总统奥恩取得重大进展。

South Korea equity margin balances for financed stock purchases fell to 33.4 tln won (about $22.6bn) as of July 16, the Korea Financial Investment Association (KFIA) said — the lowest level since April 15 and down 13% from an end-June peak of 38.6 tln won. The KFIA also reported investor deposits fell to 108.1 tln won on July 16 from a June 4 high of 139.7 tln won, suggesting retail appetite for equities may be cooling.