China Taiping (00966.HK) said 1H profit attributable to shareholders was HKD12.873 billion, up 90.3% YoY, driven by stronger insurance service results and higher investment returns versus a year earlier.

China A-shares closed with the Shanghai Composite up 0.19% after an afternoon rebound; the Shenzhen Component fell 0.35% and the ChiNext dropped 1.00%. More than 4,200 stocks advanced. Turnover was 1.8443 tln yuan, the 10th session this year below 2 tln yuan, down 176.9 bln yuan from the prior day. Grain-related names led gains: Xinhua Department Store recorded its third straight daily limit, Denghai Seed its second, and Wanxiang Denong and Jinjian Rice hit limits; Shennong Seed, Huazi Industrial, Qiule Seed, Tianhe and Kangnong Seed also rose. The CRO sector showed strength: Kailaiying hit the limit, Nearshore Protein and Hendy Pharma rose over 10%, with Yinuosi, Medixi, Chengda Pharma, Heyuan Biotech and Jinshi Yaoyao following higher. Precious metals tumbled: Western Gold and Zhaojin Gold fell more than 7%; Hunan Silver, Xingye Silver & Tin and Xiaocheng Technology retreated. Energy metals weakened: Shengxin Lithium Energy, Yongxing Materials and Rongjie fell over 6%, while Ganfeng Lithium and Yongshan Lithium also declined.

澳洲聯儲市場部負責人雅各布斯：目標是建立一個能夠靈活提供銀行系統所需任何數量的系統，同時使現金利率保持在委員會目標附近。