A-share Changxin turnover exceeded 20 bln yuan; shares up 12.9%.

US Q2 labor and employment benefits QoQ 1.0%, prior 1.2%.

July 31 — CHINA STATE PLANNER said it will coordinate with other departments to implement more proactive macro policies aimed at stabilizing employment, firms, markets and expectations, and at strengthening the endogenous momentum of economic growth and price recovery. It said authorities will closely monitor price movements in key staples and energy, continue supply-and-price stability measures to ensure overall market supply and stable prices, and protect basic livelihoods.