July 22 — International gold continued higher, trading above $4,100/oz. As of 18:47, London spot gold was $4,116.94/oz, up 0.89%, and COMEX gold futures were $4,122.50/oz, up 1.13%. Supported by the overseas move, multiple Chinese pure-gold jewelry brands raised retail prices to around 1,250 yuan/gram, about 28 yuan/gram higher than the prior day.

July 22 — Combined Shanghai–Shenzhen turnover was CNY2.653 tln, down CNY303.748 bln vs the previous session. Shanghai turnover CNY1,258.148 bln (prior CNY1,396.518 bln); volume 614 mln lots (prior 735 mln). Shenzhen turnover CNY1,395.197 bln (prior CNY1,560.575 bln); volume 681 mln lots (prior 836 mln). Top stock by turnover: Zhongji Xuchuang CNY40.56 bln; next Zhaoyi Innovation CNY36.826 bln, Xinyisheng CNY33.234 bln, Dongshan Precision CNY29.411 bln, Tsinghua Unigroup CNY24.152 bln.

Gen. Dan Kain, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the U.S. conflict with Iran has cost about $37.5 billion to date.