According to the Iranian Students News Agency: The Iranian President and the French President discussed the Middle East and Gaza issues over the phone.

JPMorgan Chase (JPM.N), Wells Fargo (WFC.N) and Bank of America (BAC.N) maintained their gains in pre-market trading.

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) reported plans to launch options on VIX futures.

Disney (DIS.N) CEO: The company is investing in content "across the board" because it creates value.

Disney (DIS.N) Chief Financial Officer: Theme park revenue is expected to be basically flat in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2024.

European Central Bank board member Rehn believes that recent market volatility is an overreaction.

ECB board member Rehn: We are still monitoring the overall economic situation.

ECB board member Rehn: The U.S. economy remains relatively strong.

The Baltic Dry Index rose 0.77% to 1,698 points.

According to the Times of Israel: The IDF destroyed a Hamas weapons production plant and found launchers in a humanitarian area.

UBS recommends buying the yen, predicting it will rise by more than 10% by the end of next year.

Bangladesh Army Chief of Staff: It is expected that the situation in Bangladesh will return to normal within 3-4 days.

Russian Ministry of Defense: The Ukrainian army lost 1,885 soldiers in one day and night.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Israel is ready to defend and attack. Citizens should remain calm and patient.

Russian President Vladimir Putin: Will meet with senior defense and law enforcement officials to discuss Kursk attack.

ECB board member Rehn: My understanding of the recent market turmoil is that it is more of an overreaction to uncertainty and illiquidity rather than a fundamental economic problem.

ECB board member Rehn: Rate cuts will not damage the fragile growth and sluggish investment in the euro area that I am concerned about.

The U.S. MBA 30-year fixed mortgage rate was 6.55% in the week ending August 2, compared with 6.82% in the previous week.