TASNIM News, citing Hormozgan provincial officials, said no "enemy" attack or explosion occurred in Sirik or elsewhere in southern Hormozgan province.

Nikkei Asia, citing multiple people, reports TSMC (TSM.N) plans to raise wafer-foundry prices for advanced and mature nodes effective early 2027 to offset rising materials, equipment and overseas fab construction costs. Baseline increases of 5–10% are planned for 7nm and more advanced nodes, which contributed about 77% of revenue in the Apr–Jun quarter; incremental high-performance computing (HPC) orders beyond customers’ prior forecasts would carry an additional 10–15% surcharge, meaning some advanced-node orders could see total hikes above 10%. Mature processes (including 12nm, 16nm, 28nm and other legacy nodes), which made up roughly 23% of last quarter revenue, are slated for increases up to 10%, with variation by product. Sources say customer talks began around June and were finalized in July.

Hong Kong-listed optical-communications names rallied: 01347.HK up over 16%, 01729.HK up over 12%, 01879.HK up over 10%, 06166.HK up over 5%; 02382.HK, 00699.HK and 06869.HK also gained.