Shanghai Gold Exchange Gold T+D closed Wednesday evening (Aug 12) up 0.23 pct at 956.01 yuan/gram; Silver T+D closed up 0.23 pct at 15,988.0 yuan/kg.

FOXCONN said on Wednesday 1H revenue was TWD 4.65 trillion and 1H net profit TWD 109.9 billion. Q2 net profit rose 35% YoY to TWD 59.97 billion, above analysts' average forecast of TWD 58.8 billion. The company expects demand to remain strong, with sustained AI demand to support full-year growth, forecasts Q3 AI rack shipments to rise by high-double-digit pct QoQ, and plans further expansion of global AI production capacity.

A German regulator flagged governance issues at UniCredit in European Central Bank documents.