LSEG IBES analyst estimates show European companies' Q2 earnings are expected to rise 24.1% YoY, up from a 23.4% projection a week earlier.

Kuaishou said its app's average daily active users (DAU) reached 412 million and average monthly active users (MAU) 797 million in Q2 2026.

Hong Kong stocks recovered from an early dip; the Hang Seng Index was up 0.24% at 25,533.38 at mid-session while the Hang Seng TECH Index fell 0.82% to 4,700.55. Semiconductors led sector declines; electronic components and communications shares were weaker. High-dividend names, oil & gas and mainland property stocks outperformed. Big movers: Baidu (09888.HK) fell nearly 12% after results; China Unicom (00762.HK) dropped 7.8% post-results. Larger declines included Juxing Legend (06683.HK) -13.3%, Huahong Hongli (01347.HK) and Cambridge Technology (06166.HK) down over 12%, UBTECH (09880.HK) -10%, Zhongji Xuchuang (03308.HK) and Yangtze Optical Fibre & Cable (06869.HK) down over 9%, GigaDevice (03986.HK), MINIMAX-W (00100.HK) and Kingboard Laminates (01888.HK) down more than 7%. On the upside, Xiaomi Group (01810.HK) rose about 7%, Meituan (03690.HK) gained over 3%, Agricultural Bank of China (01288.HK), CITIC Bank (00998.HK) and PetroChina (00857.HK) were up around 2%, while Pop Mart (09992.HK) and Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) rose just over 1%.