Russia's central bank gold and FX reserves stood at $722.9 bln in the week to July 17, up from $722.4 bln the prior week.

China A-share compute-capacity stocks jumped at the open: Zhengtong Electronics and Hongbo hit daily up-limits, Ruijie Networks rose over 9%, with Litong Electronics, Dongyi Risheng, Jingang Photovoltaic, Qunxing Toys and Aoruid also higher. The 15th Five-Year Plan for Renewable Energy Development instructs that new data centers be co-planned with renewable generation and calls for categorically identifying and unlocking the temporal and spatial flexibility of computing loads.

A-share oilfield services and engineering sector extended gains; Tongyuan Petroleum and Keli Co. rose over 10%, while Sinopec Oilfield Service, Bomaike, Huibopu, Beken Energy and CNOOC Oilfield Service also advanced.