Spot silver up 1.00% intraday at $68.80/oz.

Preliminary shipping data published Wednesday showed five bulk commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, unchanged from Monday but well below the 10-day average of 15, Kpler said. Kpler’s initial tracking indicated two LPG tankers and one asphalt tanker departed the strait, while two empty product tankers entered from the Gulf of Oman. Monday saw four bulk vessels. Data may be revised as some ships switch off AIS transponders. Traffic through Bab al-Mandeb was largely unchanged at 31 vessels on Tuesday, versus 29 a day earlier and broadly in line with the 10-day average.

瑞士8月ZEW投资者信心指数 12.1，前值10。