S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI 52.9 in July, up from 51.8 previously.

On July 31 the China Securities Regulatory Commission and its local branches published multiple administrative enforcement decisions targeting investment banking conduct, holding six brokerages — GF Securities, Hongta Securities, Century Securities, Yongxing Securities, Guorong Securities and Guoyuan Securities — accountable for professional-practice and internal-control deficiencies. Regulators issued two types of measures depending on the severity of violations: warning letters and orders to rectify.

In early trade on Monday, Aug 3, Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D fell 0.62% to 881.9 yuan/gram, while silver T+D dropped 0.99% to 14,094 yuan/kg.