Lucid Group (LCID.O) shares rose 32%, the largest one-day gain in nearly a year.

Yemeni coastguard said on July 17 the tanker Asana was reportedly hijacked in the Gulf of Aden about 26 nm off Hadramawt. The IMO 9035838 vessel, flagged to Tanzania and carrying oil and chemical products, was boarded by unauthorized persons while eastbound; there were no private armed guards on board and the ship issued a distress signal. AIS data show a marked course change toward Bosaso, Puntland. Yemeni authorities preliminarily judge the incident a pirate hijacking, possibly aimed at seizing the vessel and crew for ransom.

Shangwei New Materials unveiled the Qiyuan Q1 Explorer Edition at the opening day of WAIC 2026, taking an A' Design Award gold for its new exterior ID. The company billed the Q1 as the world's first personal robot, highlighting human-centric exterior design, compliant/safe human‑robot interaction and an open-source hardware ecosystem; an on‑site demo showed smooth force‑control interaction.