South Korea's KOSPI closed up 65.47 points, or 0.97%, at 6,808.21 on Wednesday, Aug. 26.

路透社/益普索調查顯示，36%的美國選民更傾向於民主黨在生活成本問題上的處理方式，而28%的選民支持共和黨的做法。

Ukraine said its armed forces struck the Norsi refinery in Russia's Volga region, triggering a fire. The General Staff said the strike hit a large refinery near Nizhny Novgorod and that "operations against enemy critical targets continue." Norsi's design capacity is about 340,000 bpd, making it one of Russia's largest refineries; it is roughly 440 km from Moscow and primarily supplies the capital and surrounding high-demand fuel region. Ukraine said the attack is the latest in a wave of intensified strikes on Russia's oil-processing sector.