德國兩年期國債收益率創下兩年來新高，達到2.8177%，日內上升2個基點。

A-share liquor stocks opened lower, then rallied; Shede Spirits climbed more than 6%, while Golden Seed, Yingjia Distillery, Jinhui Liquor, Huangtai Distillery, Shanxi Fenjiu and Jiugui Liquor also advanced.

Swiss customs data showed June gold exports fell 3% MoM as a drop in shipments to the UK — the world’s largest OTC gold trading centre — offset rises to India and Saudi Arabia. Exports to the UK fell to 27.4 tonnes in June from 39.4 tonnes in May. Shipments to India rebounded to 7.4 tonnes in June from 955 kg in May, after May’s six-year low following India’s hike in precious-metals import tariffs to support the rupee. Exports to Saudi Arabia tripled month-on-month to 10.3 tonnes in June.