Nuscale, a US small modular reactor design company: It is not aware of any investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into the company.

Hang Seng Index futures closed down 0.24% at 17,220 points in the night session, 18 points below the spot price.

Sources: The United States is leading a diplomatic effort to prevent Israel from launching strikes on Beirut and southern suburbs in Lebanon in response to an attack on the Golan Heights.

Ethiopia and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued a statement saying they had reached an agreement to launch a new $3.5 billion financing program.

Ukrainian President Zelensky: A meeting was held in Kharkiv, mainly discussing security and energy issues. Energy is always one of the top priorities.

British police: Two children killed in knife attack in northern England.

French Presidential Palace: French President Macron told his Iranian counterpart that Iran should play a role in avoiding an escalation of tensions between Lebanon and Israel and stop supporting destabilizing forces.

French Presidency: The immediate release of the three French hostages is a necessary condition for improving France-Iran relations.

Meta Platforms (META.O): The Meta Quest V68 software update begins rolling out today.

Market news: The U.S. state of Texas is considering imposing penalties on CenterPoint Energy for its response to the storm.

The U.S. House of Representatives announced the establishment of a bipartisan task force to investigate the shooting of former U.S. President Trump.

Venezuelan bonds fell to session lows in trading.

The Federal Reserve accepted a total of US$385.281 billion from 68 counterparties in fixed-rate reverse repurchase operations.

Data shows that Fidelity Emerging Markets Fund, an emerging market fund under Fidelity with a scale of nearly US$10 billion, established a position in JD.com ADR and increased its holdings of TSMC ADR in June.

Amoroso, Chairman of the Venezuelan Electoral Commission: Venezuela confirms Maduro as the elected president.

Market news: SpaceX is negotiating to land Starship on the coast of Australia.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Israel has not changed any conditions for reaching an agreement with Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu: Hamas is obstructing ceasefire and hostage agreement in Gaza.

FTSE Russell: British building products manufacturer Tyman will be removed from the FTSE 250 index.

Market news: Protesters blocked the highway leading to Caracas Airport in Venezuela and burned tires. Protesters clashed with the Venezuelan National Guard on the Caracas highway.