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- World Gold Council: Impacted by high gold prices, global gold jewelry demand continued to face pressure in Q2, reaching 278 tons, a year-on-year decline of 17%. Consumers either reduced their purchases of pure gold jewelry or opted for lighter pieces. This led to a decrease in total gold jewelry demand for the first half of the year, but jewelry spending remained resilient, with a 22% year-on-year increase to $86 billion in the first half.
- Spot platinum has just surpassed the $1,580.00/ounce mark, now quoted at $1,579.30/ounce, down 2.15% on the day; the main Nymex platinum futures contract is currently quoted at $1,589.6/ounce, down 0.79% on the day.
- The US Dollar Index has just reached the 101.00 mark, now quoted at 101.00, up 0.18% for the day.
- World Gold Council: In the second quarter, total global gold supply was unchanged from the same period last year at 1,269 tons, with divergent trends between gold mine production and recycled gold supply. Supported by increased output in Canada and Chile, gold mine supply is estimated to have grown by 2% year-on-year to 966 tons. Meanwhile, despite the continuous rise in gold prices, recycled gold supply declined by 6% year-on-year.
- World Gold Council: In the second quarter, global central banks and other official institutions collectively saw a net increase of 289 tons in gold reserves, a year-on-year growth of 62%, with gold purchases by central banks in multiple countries showing a rebound. However, due to the sluggish performance in the first quarter, global central bank gold demand in the first half of the year was slightly below the high levels of recent years. According to the World Gold Council's "2026 Global Centr
- World Gold Council: In the second quarter, gold demand for technology saw a slight increase to 80 tons, driven by artificial intelligence-related demand, offsetting the impact of weakness in the consumer electronics market.
- RBC: Lowers Boston Scientific (BSX.US) target price from $85 to $70.
- Fed divisions intensify as gold price tussles at the $4,000 mark
- World Gold Council: Investment in gold bars and coins remained relatively stable at 307 tons, down only 3% year-on-year in the second quarter; supported by strong performance in the first quarter, total demand for gold bars and coins in the first half of the year was 21% higher than the same period last year.
- World Gold Council: Global gold ETF, gold bar, and coin investments fell to 262 tons in the second quarter. Gold ETFs saw a net outflow of 45 tons in Q2, which was the main reason for the decline in investment demand during the period. However, gold ETFs still saw a slight net inflow of 18 tons in the first half of the year.
- World Gold Council: Global gold demand reached 1,269 tons in the second quarter
- Shanghai fuel oil futures have just surpassed the 3,700 yuan/ton mark, now quoted at 3,701 yuan/ton, up 3.61% on the day; the main contract of US unleaded gasoline futures has just broken through the $3.2100/gallon mark, now quoted at $3.2119/gallon, down 0.43% on the day.
- BP (BP.US): Launches expansion project of the Atlantis facility in the US Gulf region. The expansion adds two subsea water injection wells. The project was completed ahead of schedule and under budget, and is expected to increase the annual average peak gross production by approximately 10,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
- Shell (SHEL.US): Launches $3 billion share buyback program, additionally including the remaining $1.2 billion buyback quota from previous plans.
- Shell (SHEL.US): Third-quarter integrated gas production is expected to be around 570,000 to 630,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
- World Gold Council: India's gold demand decreased by 6% year-on-year in the June quarter, mainly due to sluggish jewelry purchases. India's gold demand is expected to recover in the second half of 2026, provided prices remain stable. India’s increase in gold import duties has fueled smuggling and squeezed out formal market participants.
- Shell (SHEL.US): Total oil and gas production in H1 2026 is expected to decrease by 16% compared to H1 2025, mainly due to the impact of Middle East conflicts on Qatar's output.
- Shell (SHEL.US): Expects third-quarter marketing sales volumes to be approximately 2.55 million to 2.75 million barrels per day. Anticipated third-quarter liquefied natural gas liquefaction volumes are approximately 7.1 million to 7.7 million tons.
- Shell (SHEL.US): Adjusted earnings for this quarter were partially offset mainly due to a decrease in sales, which was primarily impacted by the Middle East conflict affecting production volumes in Qatar, as well as lower lubricants profit margins.
- Stellantis (STLA.US) reported adjusted operating income of 773 million euros for the second quarter, a significant increase from 213 million euros in the same period last year, while the market expected 914 million euros.
- Stellantis (STLA.US) reported a 13% year-on-year increase in second-quarter net revenue, reaching 43.5 billion euros, surpassing analysts' consensus expectation of 43.4 billion euros.
- Shell (SHEL.US): Full-year capital expenditure is expected to be between $24 billion and $26 billion.
- Morgan Stanley trims Eckert & Ziegler voting rights to 5.32% from 5.5%
- Mitsubishi Motors June global production rises 3% to 73,111 units
- Casino H1 FY26 adjusted EBITDA rises 13.9% to EUR 326 million; operating profit turns to EUR 49 million
- Casino H1 FY26 adjusted EBITDA climbs 13.9% to EUR 326 million; net loss narrows to EUR 205 million
- EXTRA SPACE STORAGE INC (MARYLAND) <EXR.N>: RBC RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $157 FROM $153
- BIOGEN <BIIB.O>: JP MORGAN RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $210 FROM $185
- Lloyds Banking Group publishes HY 2026 investor factbook
- Rolls-Royce lifts FY 2026 operating profit outlook to GBP 4.7 billion-4.9 billion
- Lloyds expects 2026 net interest income above £14.9 billion
- GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP <GD.N>: RBC RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $410 FROM $385
- UK's BAT H1 revenue rises 1.4% on New Categories growth
- Air France-KLM publishes Q2 2026 results presentation
- LAM RESEARCH <LRCX.O>: JEFFERIES RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $335 FROM $315
- AUO Q2 FY26 net profit returns to NT$ 1.34 billion; revenue rises 2.7% QoQ to NT$ 70.89 billion
- Greencoat UK Wind H1 2026 adjusted cash EBITDA climbs 23% to £353 million; revenue rises 15% to £483.23 million
- Mondi H1 FY26 underlying EBITDA drops 33% to EUR 379 million
- BAT reaffirms full-year 2026 guidance, sees mid-teens New Category revenue growth
- Lloyds H1 FY26 statutory profit after tax rises 23% to GBP 3.1 billion; net income totals GBP 9.7 billion
- Shell posts Q2 2026 results release, interim dividend announcement available
- Primary Health Properties FY26 H1 adjusted EPS rises 9% to 3.8p; net rental income more than doubled to GBP 176 million
- Hammerson declares interim 2026 dividend of 9.67 pence per share
- BP starts up Atlantis facility expansion in US Gulf of America, adds 10,000 boe/d peak output
- Shell launches USD 4.23 billion share buyback program
- Incap Q2 FY26 net profit more than doubles to EUR 2.9 million; revenue climbs 34.1% to EUR 74.2 million
- British American Tobacco H1 FY26 operating profit falls 15.8% to £4.27 billion; revenue rises 1.4% to £12.24 billion
- Greencoat UK Wind H1 NAV per share edges down to 134.1p at June 30
- Vanquis cuts 2026 ROTE outlook to low single digits amid macro headwinds
- Seplat Energy 6M 2026 net income swings to USD 164 million; revenue rises 30% to USD 1.82 billion
- Shell declares Q2 interim dividend of US$ 0.39 per share
- Goldman Sachs lifts K+S voting rights to 8.5% from 8.17%
- Hammerson H1 IFRS profit falls to £56 million; EPRA earnings climb 33% to £64 million
- MTU Aero Engines H1 adjusted net income rises 5% to €502 million; adjusted revenue climbs 13% to €4.7 billion
- Titan announces H1 2026 results release availability
- Powerfleet announces annual stockholders meeting
- OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC <ODFL.O>: JEFFERIES CUTS TARGET PRICE TO $227 FROM $250
- FLEX LTD <FLEX.O>: JP MORGAN CUTS TARGET PRICE TO $160 FROM $175
- Greencoat Renewables buys back own stock for EUR 201,799.98
- Shell Q2 FY26 adjusted earnings rise to $9.84 billion; IFRS net income climbs to $10.8 billion
- Shell Q2 FY26 profit more than doubled to $10.82 billion; revenue rises to $94.66 billion
- Vanquis 1H26 profit before tax rises 44% to £8.9 million; revenue increases 8% to £237.5 million
- Pets at Home maintains FY27 guidance after Q1 trading in line with expectations
- Pershing Square Holdings NAV per share at July 28 close at USD 75.07, GBP 56.5
- Stellantis Q2 FY26 net profit returns to €0.3 billion; net revenues rise 13% to €43.5 billion vs Q2 FY25
- Endeavour Mining H1 FY26 adjusted net earnings climb 69% to US$672 million; revenue rises 25.33% to US$2.57 billion
- CPC says it has suspended oil loadings following drone attack on tanker, IFX reports
- Borgestad ASA to present Q2 2026 results via webcast and Q&A session
- Air France-KLM Q2 adjusted operating profit drops 34% to EUR 484 million; revenue rises 9.9% to EUR 9.3 billion
- UMB FINANCIAL CORP <UMBF.O>: TD COWEN RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $166 FROM $161
- WASTE MANAGEMENT INC <WM.N>: JEFFERIES RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $271 FROM $263
- Ortoma Q2 2026 operating loss widens to SEK 21.29 million; net sales fall 44.53% to SEK 10.42 million vs Q2 2025
- CVC reports fee-paying AUM rises 9% to EUR 153 billion in H1 2026
- IDEX CORP <IEX.N>: TD COWEN RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $275 FROM $260
- Huddlestock launches GIGA Broker platform to select users in Germany
- Verisure Q2 FY26 adjusted EBIT rises 13.9% to €268.8 million; revenue climbs 10.3% to €1.02 billion
- LENNOX INTERNATIONAL INC <LII.N>: RBC CUTS TARGET PRICE TO $469 FROM $579
- Subsea 7 Q2 FY26 adjusted EBITDA rises 31% to $471 million; revenue increases 10% to $1.93 billion
- Outokumpu Q2 FY26 adjusted EBITDA rises 53.85% to EUR 100 million; sales increase 9.03% to EUR 1.58 billion
- WINGSTOP INC <WING.O>: D.A. DAVIDSON CUTS TARGET PRICE TO $190 FROM $200
- CapMan to release half-year report for January-June 2026 period
- Intrum schedules Q2 results webcast and teleconference
- Spinnova names Sampo Immonen chief technology officer
- Ranplan H1 FY26 operating loss narrows to SEK 6.3 million; net sales fall to SEK 6.1 million
- Magnum Ice Cream H1 FY26 operating profit rises 3.1% to €587 million; revenue climbs 4.2% to €4.7 billion
- Verisure declares interim dividend of EUR 0.1 per share
- Nexans launches buyback of up to 176,005 shares
- Villeroy & Boch net loss widens to €6.8 million in H1 FY26; revenue drops 12.4% to €635.8 million
- Veolia wins 20-year water contract in Colombia worth about EUR 100 million a year
- Alstom receives AMF objections over financial communications, share trading probe continues
- Fluidra H1 FY26 net profit falls 7.17% to EUR 127.53 million; sales of goods and finished products rise 2.58% to EUR 1.26 billion
- Nexans launches buyback of up to 176,005 shares to cover employee share awards
- ikeGPS Price Target Cut 2.2% to NZ$1.33/Share by Forsyth Barr
- Faes Farma FY26 H1 net profit rises 9.94% to EUR 57.02 million; net sales climb 29.29% to EUR 382.9 million
- Verbund Q1-2 FY26 group result drops 35.4% to €518.1 million; EBITDA falls 24.9% to €1.06 billion
- IDEX CORP <IEX.N>: RBC RAISES TARGET PRICE TO $280 FROM $261
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