沪深两市成交额连续第260个交易日突破1.5万亿元。

China A-share shipping sector extended afternoon losses; China Merchants Shipping fell over 7%, with COSCO Shipping Energy and Haitong Development also sliding.

China Reform Holdings and China International Capital Co signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Beijing on Aug. 6. China Reform party secretary and chairman Xu Siwei said the groups, citing complementary resources, hope to leverage their platforms and expertise to deepen cooperation on fund and equity investment, direct investment, asset management and healthcare financing. China International Capital Co party secretary and chairman Chen Liang said the firms aim to strengthen strategic coordination on equity investment, post-investment value creation, distressed-asset disposal, industry research and international business.