日经225指数跌幅扩大至2%。

MOFCOM and eight other ministries issued guidance to stimulate lower-tier and county-level consumption, prioritizing fiscal support. The plan calls for activating sinking-market consumption by upgrading retail channels, promoting scenario innovation, improving efficiency and filling gaps in life services. It directs coordination of central and local funding, integration of existing resources, and targeted construction of county-level eldercare, childcare, education, medical and sports service facilities. The guidance says eligible personal consumer loans and loans to service-sector operators will be supported to receive fiscal interest subsidies.

UK jobs data: unemployment unexpectedly unchanged at 4.9% (vs 4.8% expected); employment fell in the three months to June; three-month average pay excluding bonuses rose 3.5% (vs 3.4% expected). Aberdeen Group strategist Felix Feather said the labour market has been easing for some time, supporting the case for the Bank of England to keep policy rates unchanged for the remainder of the year. After the release, GBP/USD dipped 0.1% to 1.3519 and EUR/GBP rose 0.1% to 0.8554.