UK three-month RICS house price balance for July -30, vs -31 expected; prior revised to -32 from -33.

Brent crude futures settled at $88.98 a barrel, up $0.07, or 0.08%.

Sichuan issued interim measures to accelerate its computing‑power network, backing construction of 10,000+‑card intelligent compute clusters. The province will target major telecom carriers and leading model developers to locate clusters in the Chengdu Plain compute core and the Panxi–NW Sichuan electricity‑compute integration belt, and will use fiscal, financial and green‑power policy tools to support large and extra‑large facilities while seeking inclusion in national special support. It will also explore high‑security compute facilities in tunnels and other concealed environments, inviting telecom SOEs and central enterprises to deploy modular, green, high‑density, high‑security computing sites.