China A-share advertising and marketing sector advanced; Huamei Holdings and Yinli Media hit the daily limit, while Yinsai Group, Zhidu, Tianxiaxiu, Tianlong Group and Yidian Tianxia also rose.

The China Internet Network Information Center (CNNIC) said in its 2026 Generative AI Application Development Report that as of 1H2026 China’s generative AI user base exceeded 700 million, with penetration above 50.0%. Surveyed users report use cases as follows: 76.0% have generative AI answer questions; 47.8% use it for image/video processing; 37.6% for text generation; and 32.5% for work summaries, meeting minutes and PPTs.

India's Nifty Bank index fell 1%.