Spot platinum has just broken through the $1,880.00/oz level, now quoted at $1,879.73/oz, up 1.78% on the day; Nymex platinum futures main contract is now at $1,895.9/oz, up 2.27% on the day.

South Africa raises the sugar import reference price to $785 and increases tariff protection to counter low-priced competition from Brazil

CHA.US announced that its net revenue for the second quarter increased by 2.5% year-on-year to RMB 3.4146 billions; operating profit surged by 387.6% year-on-year to RMB 524.7 millions; GAAP net profit was RMB 464.8 millions, compared with RMB 77.2 millions in the same period last year. As of June 30, 2026, the company had 7,639 stores worldwide.

JPMorgan raised the target price of Marvell Technology (MRVL.US) from $240 to $305.

Reserve Bank of India: As of August 21, India's gold reserves stood at 11.422 billions USD, unchanged from the previous week.