US Interior Secretary Burgum said he wants to support refiners rather than let them go bankrupt.

Aug. 31 — Toujing Life shares plunged. Wind shows the stock closed at 16.96 yuan, down 9.98%, with market value about 2.8 bln yuan. The company said the decline reflects multiple factors and should be a normal correction after earlier gains. It noted products procured via centralized procurement have relatively low gross margins, and several core products will enter centralized procurement in 2024 and 2025. Management said it is stepping up promotion to increase the share of non‑procurement products, which are concentrated in autoimmune, fungal and molecular pathology areas.

On Aug 31 US Central Command said an Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps report that a supertanker struck a mine, caught fire and stopped while transiting the southern route of the Strait of Hormuz was false, stating no vessels struck mines in the Strait. Iranian media on Aug 31, citing the IRGC, reported the tanker incident and said the vessel was "attempting to illegally transit the southern route."