Spot gold has just surpassed the $4060.00/ounce mark, currently quoted at $4059.95/ounce, up 1.31% on the day; the main COMEX gold futures contract is now quoted at $4064.70/ounce, up 1.22% on the day.

National Bureau of Statistics: The decline in crude oil processing has narrowed. In July, the crude oil processing volume of industrial enterprises above designated size was 53.11 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 15.8%, with the decline narrowing by 1.9 percentage points compared to June; the daily average processing volume was 1.713 million tons. From January to July, the crude oil processing volume of industrial enterprises above designated size was 396.96 million tons, a year-on-year

National Bureau of Statistics: In July, the raw coal output of large-scale industrial enterprises was 340 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 10.1%; the daily average output was 11.07 million tons. From January to July, the raw coal output of large-scale industrial enterprises was 2.7 billion tons, a year-on-year decrease of 2.9%.

National Bureau of Statistics: Natural gas production remained stable. In July, industrial-scale natural gas output reached 21.4 billion cubic meters, down 0.9% year-on-year; with an average daily output of 6.9 million cubic meters. From January to July, industrial-scale natural gas output totaled 154.3 billion cubic meters, an increase of 1.2% year-on-year.

National Bureau of Statistics: In July, the raw coal production of industrial enterprises above designated size decreased year-on-year, crude oil production shifted from decline to growth, natural gas production remained stable, and electricity generation was stable and orderly.