Japan's Nikkei 225 continued to rebound and moved into positive territory intraday.

BOSS Zhipin (02076.HK) reported Q2 2026 revenue of 2.399 bln yuan, up 14.1% YoY and accelerating from the prior quarter. Enterprise recruitment revenue was 2.384 bln yuan, up 14.7% YoY and representing 99.4% of total revenue. Operating profit was 863 mln yuan; adjusted operating profit was 1.05 bln yuan. The company announced a $230 mln dividend, to be funded entirely from on‑balance‑sheet surplus cash.

Market sources: U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve crude stocks fell by about 3.7 mln barrels last week to 289.7 mln barrels, the lowest level since 1982.