Shipping surveyor ITS reported Malaysia's palm oil exports for Aug 1-31 at 1,364,494 tonnes, down 14.9% from 1,602,475 tonnes in the July 1-31 period.

Spain's prime minister Sanchez said on Monday Russia and Israel spread and amplified false information about last month's mass migrant entry into the Spanish North African enclave Ceuta, citing a European External Action Service (EEAS) study that implicated both countries. He said it was "obvious" they exploited the crisis to criticise the Spanish government amid differences over Madrid's positions on the Ukraine war and the Middle East conflict.

Japan July retail sales 13.88 tln yen, versus prior 13.019 tln yen.