The Geophysical Institute of Peru reported a magnitude-5.7 earthquake at 20:42 local time on Aug. 2, about 53 km northeast of Ocayacu in Leoncio Prado province, Huánuco. Depth 152 km; no casualties or damage reported.

China's domestic futures main contracts opened mostly lower. Plastics' month-to-date average fell over 5%; fuel oil down nearly 4%; SC crude futures down more than 3%; iron ore down nearly 3%. Ethylene glycol, styrene and lithium carbonate declined over 2%; benzene fell about 2%; low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) down over 1%. On the upside, polysilicon rose more than 2%; p-xylene, propylene, PTA and polypropylene month-to-date averages were up over 1%; short fiber, Shanghai zinc and Shanghai tin gained roughly 1%.

Tianjin Planning and Resources Bureau, together with the Development and Reform Commission, Housing and Urban‑Rural Development Commission and 10 other departments, issued Opinions on Reactivating Stock Assets to Resolve Historical Project Planning Land and Real Estate Registration Issues (2026 edition). Building on a July 2024 pilot due to expire after two years, the revision expands the policy’s scope and streamlines procedures to support completion of formalities and real‑estate registration for historical projects; the Planning and Resources Bureau led the revisions to address market requests for an extension and practical issues on applicability, building‑retention verification, illegal‑construction handling and completion‑acceptance filing.