德國DAX30指數7月22日（週三）收盤上漲167.79點，漲幅0.67%，報25160.16點； 英國富時100指數7月22日（週三）收盤上漲127.96點，漲幅1.21%，報10713.87點； 法國CAC40指數7月22日（週三）收盤上漲74.75點，漲幅0.89%，報8437.89點； 歐洲斯托克50指數7月22日（週三）收盤上漲32.62點，漲幅0.52%，報6318.25點； 西班牙IBEX35指數7月22日（週三）收盤上漲190.82點，漲幅0.98%，報19569.62點； 意大利富時MIB指數7月22日（週三）收盤上漲499.91點，漲幅0.96%，報52785.00點。

The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy said on the 22nd local time that transit lanes into and out of the Strait of Hormuz are clearly defined and are entirely under Iranian control; any alternative routes are "unsafe and extremely dangerous" and would carry "serious and irreversible" consequences. The IRGC earlier, in the early hours of the 18th (Tehran time), said two tankers exploded and caught fire after passing a mined area in the southern Strait. U.S. Central Command disputed Iran's account. The tankers were using the Strait's "south-side route" near Oman; the U.S. has been encouraging vessels to use the "south-side route" and says it is safe, while Iran says that route is unauthorized.

On July 22 at the start of the Shanghai Gold Exchange Wednesday evening session, gold T+D rose 1.79% to 898.1 yuan/gram; silver T+D fell 0.04% to 14,488 yuan/kg.