Societe Generale shares opened down 6.9% after the release of second-quarter results.

UK 2-year government bond yields fell more than 4 basis points on the day to 3.765%, the lowest level since May 2023.

Market news: Honda and Nissan electric vehicle alliance will cover batteries and electric axles.

Investment bank Evercore ISI: Raised the target price for American Express (AXP.N) from $255 to $275.

Jefferies Group; lowered its price target for Ford Motor (FN) from $13 to $12.

Credit Agricole CEO: Political uncertainty has eased.

Royal Bank of Canada: Raised its price target on Boeing (BA.N) from $210 to $220.

JPMorgan Chase: Raised Meta Platforms (META.O) target price from $480 to $600.

Investment bank Evercore ISI: Raised Qualcomm (QCOM.O) target price from $177.00 to $190.00.

Chip maker Kioxia: Started producing flash memory chips at its factory in Kitakami.

Shell (SHEL.N) launches $3.5 billion share buyback program.

Barclays still forecasts full-year return on tangible equity of more than 10%.

Barclays reported second quarter revenue of £6.32 billion and net profit of £1.24 billion.

Russian Ministry of Defense: As part of nuclear exercises, the Russian army will test some special ammunition.

Jefferies Group: Raised Meta Platforms (META.O) target price from $565 to $600.

JPMorgan Chase: Raised Arm (ARM.O) target price from $115 to $140.

ING CFO: Loan portfolio expected to grow by around 4% by 2027.

Bank of Japan quarterly outlook report: Active wage setting behavior by large companies is steadily spreading to small companies.

Jefferies Group: Raised General Motors (GM.N) target price from $40 to $46.

The Turkish government announced that it will impose taxes on foreign exchange protection deposits.