A-share MLCC-related stocks rebounded intraday; Yuxing rose more than 10%, with Fenghua High-Tech, Lihexing, Torch Electronics and Sanhuan Group among the top gainers.

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.

Nissan CEO says this week's Kumamoto earthquake forced a partial production halt at the Kyushu plant, reducing output by about 5,000 vehicles.