ECB executive board member Kocher said if the inflation outlook worsens and inflation expectations decline, it would be necessary to act.

China's main domestic futures front-month contracts opened mixed; SC crude rose over 6%. Fuel oil and styrene (EB) gained more than 3%; benzene, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU), bitumen, synthetic rubber and ethylene glycol (EG) were up over 2%. On the downside, Shanghai silver fell about 4%; platinum and palladium dropped more than 3%; Shanghai gold declined over 2%; international copper slipped nearly 2%; Shanghai copper, Shanghai tin and glass fell more than 1%.

國泰航空：因應燃油價格近期升勢，國泰航空及國泰貨運將由8月1日起調整客運及貨運燃油附加費。