Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D opened Friday Aug 14 down 1.38% at 941.31 yuan/gram; silver T+D opened down 2.05% at 15,605 yuan/kg.

Foreign investors' net purchases of Japanese equities in the week to Aug. 7 were -368.5 bln yen, compared with -392.5 bln yen in the prior week.

India's peak power demand topped 270 GW for the first time, roughly 70% higher than a decade ago. Installed capacity has nearly doubled over 10 years to about 552 GW, with non‑fossil sources now exceeding 300 GW. The government plans roughly $109bn of transmission investment through 2032, but grid build‑out is slower and more complex than solar plant construction: transmission corridors require land, rights‑of‑way, towers, transformers and multiple approvals, and incomplete towers can stall entire lines. Generation growth has kept pace with demand growth, but delivery constraints heighten near‑term demand for transmission, storage and financially sustainable distribution to make power available where and when needed.