U.S. stocks fell on Wednesday, July 29: Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 1,152.46 points (-2.18%) at 51,594.86; S&P 500 closed down 112.40 points (-1.51%) at 7,316.38; Nasdaq Composite closed down 433.97 points (-1.74%) at 24,442.94.

Broad-based ETFs extended heavy trading, with aggregate turnover rising to CNY109.7bn and 23 ETFs trading above CNY1.0bn each. Huaxia’s STAR 50 ETF and E Fund’s ChiNext ETF were most active, each trading over CNY12.4bn. Several CSI 1000 ETFs warmed up: Southern’s CSI 1000 ETF traded more than CNY8.0bn, up 52% vs the prior session, while comparable products from Huaxia, GF and E Fund saw turnover rise over 50% vs the previous trading day.

Italy May seasonally adjusted industrial sales MoM 0.6%, prior 0.3%.