S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 rose to intraday highs, currently up 0.3% and 0.1%, respectively.

HEZBOLLAH secretary-general Naim Qassem said the U.S. and Israel are carrying out an aggressive plan to control and divide the Middle East, and that Iran and HEZBOLLAH are fighting back.

Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association president Wong Siew Hai raised his 2026 forecast for the country’s electrical and electronics exports to above 900 billion ringgit (about $223 billion), citing stronger-than-expected AI-driven demand. He had expected exports to top 800 billion ringgit in Q2. Wong said tech product exports in the first seven months of 2026 rose 44% YoY to roughly 564 billion ringgit, representing about 48% of Malaysia’s total exports; semiconductors account for nearly three-quarters of that category.