China P&C Insurance (02328.HK) shares rose over 5% after the company released interim results: net profit 32.284 bln yuan, up 32% YoY.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told TASS on the 30th that Russia remains open to talks with Ukraine in Turkey but said the prerequisites to resume negotiations do not currently exist. He added that a three-way summit among Russia, the US and Ukraine would be solely to finalise an agreement, and warned such an accord would not be a "simple deal" but a complex process involving many detailed elements.

China non-manufacturing PMI Aug 49.0, prior 49.0.