Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu said Israel still has work to do in Lebanon.

Domestic spot gold has tumbled in June, sliding from above 980 yuan/gram at the start of the month, prompting multiple brands to cut pure-gold retail prices. At Shenzhen’s Shuibei market foot traffic remains steady but many consumers are sitting on the sidelines, adopting a buy-the-rally stance and delaying purchases. The price pullback has nonetheless revived some just-needed demand: wedding-related orders have picked up and helped some retailers post year-on-year sales gains. Large one-off orders have increased at Shuibei — both investment bars and wedding buyers placing purchases worth several hundred thousand yuan are higher than last year. Upstream wholesalers, which had tightly controlled inventories during the prior rally, are now accelerating restocking as prices fall.

India said recent trade talks with the US have made significant progress.