From July 24 the Bank of Japan will directly purchase ¥355 bln of 1-3yr JGBs, ¥335 bln of 5-10yr JGBs and ¥100 bln of 10-25yr JGBs.

European equities closed higher on Wednesday, July 22: Germany's DAX rose 167.79 points (+0.67%) to 25,160.16; the UK's FTSE 100 gained 127.96 points (+1.21%) to 10,713.87; France's CAC 40 added 74.75 points (+0.89%) to 8,437.89. The Stoxx Europe 50 advanced 32.62 points (+0.52%) to 6,318.25; Spain's IBEX 35 climbed 190.82 points (+0.98%) to 19,569.62; Italy's FTSE MIB increased 499.91 points (+0.96%) to 52,785.00.

Russian President Putin said fuel market difficulties are temporary.