China Index Academy data show Jan–Jul nationwide judicial-auction residential listings 245,000 units, up 23.1% YoY; sold units 89,000, up 42.7% YoY. Clearance rate 36.2%, up 4.97 ppt YoY. Total transaction value 96.98 bln yuan, up 21.04% YoY. Average transaction price 8,081 yuan/sq m, down 9.1% YoY.

Al Jazeera reported a U.S. State Department official said U.S.-mediated talks between Lebanon and Israel will continue in Rome early next month.

Korea Securities Depository (KSD) unit SEIBro shows Korean investors settled USD 45.07m in buys and USD 1.67m in sells of Zhongji Xuchuang H-shares from July 8–Aug 7, for a net buy of USD 43.39m (about HKD 340m), the largest net inflow into a Hong Kong stock by Korean investors over the period. Zhongji Xuchuang H-shares began trading on July 30; in seven trading days its net buy was almost four times that of the second-ranked stock.