German 10-year bond yield rose 1bp to 3.2725%, a 15-year high.

HSBC upgraded its rating on South Korea's equity market to overweight.

China-made electronic skin — a flexible tactile sensor that can cover dexterous robotic hands and robot bodies and detect about 10 mg of pressure — is rapidly becoming a mass-production standard as domestic humanoid robot commercialization accelerates. A supplier reported sales rose tenfold YoY. The China dexterous-hand market is expected to exceed 430,000 units by 2030. Cumulative financing in the dexterous-hand sector surpassed 8 bln yuan as of July 2026, up 1,500% YoY.