美國天然氣期貨延續跌勢，跌幅達3.0%，因美國能源信息署報告顯示庫存增幅超出預期。

On Aug. 12, China Central Depository and Clearing supported Shanghai Electric Group’s offshore unit Shanghai Electric Global Capital Co. in issuing a RMB 1.5 bln China free-trade-zone (FTZ) offshore bond. The three-year note carries a 1.8% coupon. The deal is the world’s first corporate FTZ offshore bond, the first FTZ offshore bond listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and the largest single issuance in the FTZ offshore bond market; it attracted orders from investors across Hong Kong and Macau, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe.

S&P 500 breached 7,800 for the first time; intraday gain widened to 0.66%.