日本央行：2026-2028财年核心-核心CPI预期中值分别为2.4%、2.7%、2.3%（7月预期分别为2.5%、2.6%、2.2%）。

Hong Kong stocks closed higher. The Hang Seng Index rose 1.46% after opening 52 points up at 23,011, dipping to an intraday low of 22,947 before rallying to a high of 23,400 and briefly surpassing the morning high of 23,367; the market climbed above its 10-day moving average in the afternoon. The Hang Seng TECH Index gained 0.29%. Turnover was HKD214.31 billion. Mainland education, ports & transport, dairy and internet healthcare led sector gains; home appliances, catering and alcoholic beverages also advanced. BCI, heavy machinery and PCB concepts continued to retreat; consumer electronics, semiconductors and recent AI small-caps underperformed. Notable movers: Mengniu Dairy (02319.HK) rose about 9.5%, Sinopec (00386.HK) gained over 6%; Evergrande Property (06666.HK) fell more than 17% on resumption of trading, Lenovo Group (00992.HK) dropped over 7%, Huahong Hongli (01347.HK) fell over 6%.

Intel (INTC.O): Over the long term, demand for CPUs and across our compute platforms remains strong.