Israel said it will hold a round of talks on Lebanon in Rome next week.

Daiwa said channel checks show sporting-goods retail sales value (RSV) slowed QoQ in Q2 and monthly volatility rose, reducing Xtep’s (1368.HK) near-term predictability. The bank flagged that a core-brand transformation will disrupt wholesale channels and require upfront investment, likely diluting near-term revenue and margins; Saucony can sustain high growth but Xtep’s core brand faces slowing growth and intensifying competition. Daiwa trims EPS forecasts by about 12%, lowers its PT to HKD3.9 from HKD5.2 and downgrades the stock to Hold from Outperform.

阿聯酋阿布扎比國家石油公司ADNOC表示，此項協議使魯韋斯液化天然氣項目的長期訂單量佔其總產能的90%以上，其中近23%的產能已承諾供應給日本客戶。