Jan–Jul national PM2.5 concentration fell 1.8 µg/m3 YoY, a 6.2% decline; proportion of 'good' air days rose 3.9 percentage points YoY. Share of surface water monitoring sections rated Class I–III reached 86.5%, up 2.4 percentage points YoY, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment said.

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi said on the Strait of Hormuz that ensuring "free and secure navigation without incurring additional costs" is important.

Hang Seng rebounded from an opening drop to finish up 0.07% at 25,457.33 at midday after opening more than 150 points lower; Hang Seng Tech gained 0.30% to 4,790.56. Market turnover reached HKD 132.03 bln. Compute-hardware stocks led sector gains, with storage and optical-communications sub-sectors outperforming; nonferrous metals were the weakest group. Innovative-drug names recovered after an early dip. Selected movers: Cambridge Technology (06166.HK) +15.37%, Shengbang (03661.HK) +7.69%, CSPC PHARMA (01093.HK) +5.76%; Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) fell 3.81% after results; Lingbao Gold (03330.HK) -6.78%; Aluminum Corp of China (02600.HK) -5.01%.