Australia's S&P/ASX 200 opened down 22.00 points, or 0.25%, at 8,954.80 on Monday, Aug 3.

The Russian military said Ukrainian drones carried out overnight strikes on an oil refinery in Saratov, triggering a fire. Ukrainian forces said they destroyed the refinery and also attacked a nearby air base that hosts Tu-95 long-range strategic bombers Russia uses to launch cruise missiles at Ukraine. Russia said its forces struck infrastructure in the Ukrainian port city of Mykolaiv, hit two vessels carrying military cargo, and struck a ship in the Black Sea. Saratov is about 730 km southeast of Moscow and more than 1,000 km from Kyiv.

起亚汽车：七月全球销量汽车为298,037辆，同比增长13.4%。