Iran's foreign minister held separate phone calls on Monday evening with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia and Oman to discuss security in the Strait of Hormuz, a statement said.

Combined turnover on the Shanghai and Shenzhen bourses totaled CNY 2.03 trillion on July 28, down CNY 50.84 billion from the previous session. Shanghai turnover was CNY 949.68 billion (prev. CNY 1,031.31 billion) with volume 495 million lots (prev. 505 million); Shenzhen turnover was CNY 1,076.10 billion (prev. CNY 1,045.31 billion) with volume 574 million lots (prev. 571 million). Zhongji Xuchuang led single-stock turnover at CNY 51.60 billion, followed by C Changxin CNY 44.43 billion, Xinyisheng CNY 33.43 billion, Unisplendour CNY 17.92 billion and GigaDevice CNY 17.60 billion.

Libya's National Oil Corporation said if the situation persists more units will be affected, potentially causing power outages.