WTI crude futures rose above $84 per barrel, up 0.93% on the day.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund said its return for January–June beat its benchmark by 22 bps.

Weihai Housing Provident Fund Management Center raised maximum loan limits: single depositors from 600,000 to 800,000 yuan; joint depositors from 1,000,000 to 1.2m yuan. With stacked preferential allowances, ceilings rise to 1.6m yuan for single depositors and 2.0m yuan for joint depositors. Multi-child families, high-level talent, buyers of high-quality housing and purchasers of completed new commodity-housing projects may receive reductions in counted housing units; after such reductions, depositors with no local housing or only one local dwelling and no outstanding provident fund loan may apply and be treated under first-home loan rules.