EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook said the global oil price average in August rose to $91/bbl, up $7 from July, mainly due to falling global inventories. The EIA estimates inventories have fallen 400 mln bbl year-to-date and projects they will continue to decline through end‑2026, keeping oil prices near August's average over the next few months. With supply rising next year and inventories gradually recovering, the EIA expects prices to retreat in 2027.

China A-share fiber-optic concept stocks opened higher in the pre-market call auction; Huamai Technology posted a third consecutive limit-up, while Sanfu Co., Changyingtong, Hengdongguang, Dekeli and Delong Laser also rose.

Early Sept. 9, DR007 rebounded to 1.3900%, closing in on the 1.4% policy rate. The PBOC conducted no reverse repos today, recording zero injections and zero withdrawals. DR007 is a short-term money-market rate that reflects funding conditions; the spread versus the PBOC 7-day reverse repo (policy rate) signals market tightness—a sizable DR007 premium over the policy rate may indicate cash scarcity and prompt PBOC liquidity action, while a lower DR007 implies ample funding.