South Korean lawmakers said the government views a US investment plan that includes a 20-year profit-return scheme as commercially viable.

At end-August 2026 the Shanghai Composite closed at 3,986.3, up 4.0% MoM; the Shenzhen Composite closed at 14,015.0, up 3.2% MoM. Daily average turnover across the two exchanges in August was 2.241 trillion yuan, down 16.5% MoM. The Shanghai Gold Exchange Au (T+D) contract closed at 961.1 yuan/gram at end-August, up 8.6% MoM. In August, gold traded on the Shanghai Gold Exchange totaled 6,707.3 tonnes, up 66.9% YoY; gold turnover on the Shanghai Futures Exchange totaled 17,000 tonnes, up 71.5% YoY.

Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D closed down 0.38% at 938.3 yuan/gram on Monday, Sept. 21; silver T+D fell 0.11% to 16,040 yuan/kg.