Italy 30-year bond yield rose to 4.9191%, the highest since November 2023, up 3 bps on the day.

TASNIM NEWS cited preliminary information saying hostile drones struck Larak Island in Hormozgan province about one hour ago. Initial unofficial reports indicate two killed and two wounded.

MIIT: China’s software business revenue reached 8.98 trillion yuan in Jan–Jul 2026, up 9.2% YoY. Software-sector profits were 1.04 trillion yuan, up 1.3%. Software exports totaled $40.61 billion, up 12.2% YoY. Information-technology services revenue rose 10.0% YoY and accounted for 68.7% of industry revenue. Cloud and big-data services revenue rose 12.3% YoY and represented 16.7% of IT services revenue. Integrated-circuit design revenue increased 21.5% YoY. E-commerce platform technology services revenue rose 5.1% YoY.