Refinitiv: An Iranian senior official said the US and Saudi Arabia are pressuring Oman to implement what Iran calls an unrealistic plan for the Strait of Hormuz.

US Redbook weekly commercial retail sales YoY for week to July 25 8.1% vs 7.8% prior.

July-to-date through July 27, Shanghai-listed ETFs recorded cumulative net inflows of 293.1 bln yuan, with equity ETFs contributing 264.0 bln yuan. By index, the STAR 50 ETF saw net inflows of 53.3 bln yuan and the CSI 300 ETF 34.1 bln yuan. Technology-theme products including a sci‑tech semiconductor materials & equipment ETF, and broad-based CSI A500, CSI 500 and CSI 1000 ETFs each posted net inflows above 15 bln yuan.