巴基斯坦一名安全官員表示，在該國西北部的開伯爾省發生自殺式襲擊，導致9名警察遇難，另有27人受傷。

KOSPI fell to 7,000, down 1.55% intraday. SK Hynix -1.8%, Samsung Electronics -1.4%. South Korean regulators advanced by three days an increase in cash deposit requirements for single-stock leveraged ETF trading.

July 24 afternoon — Tongfu Microelectronics jumped to its 10% daily limit while Tuolunsi surged to a 20% limit; Zhongchuan Teqi, Jingchen and Zhongke Feice also rose. In the morning Guangli Technology hit a 20% limit and Zhichun Technology and Botong Integration reached 10% limits. Traders said U.S. after-hours gains in some semiconductor names boosted sector sentiment, and stronger H1 results from multiple A-share semiconductor companies continued to draw flows. Some institutions said the semiconductor cyclical uptrend remains intact and advised positioning on the capacity-expansion theme, focusing on advanced packaging, wafer foundry, semiconductor equipment and materials.