Iraq's state oil marketer SOMO issued a tender to sell Basra crude for September shipment, with loading scheduled outside the Strait of Hormuz.

Micron Technology (MU.O): DeBoer will advance the storage and memory product roadmap, accelerate innovation and oversee Micron Research Labs.

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee met Peking University Party secretary He Guangcai to discuss accelerating Northern Metropolis development and mainland–Hong Kong higher-education cooperation. Lee said the SAR government is speeding up Northern Metropolis plans and has reserved land for a university town to expand and upgrade higher education, research capacity and talent training, aiming to attract international high-end talent. The two discussed university-town development models; Peking University expressed active support for deeper Beijing–Hong Kong university cooperation and continuation of the Beijing–Hong Kong University Alliance to cultivate globally competitive talent.