① Before the US stock market, the futures of the three major US stock indexes fell sharply. As of press release, Dow futures were down 0.26%, S&P 500 futures were down 0.37%, and NASDAQ futures were down 0.88%. ② The German DAX index rose 0.23%, the British FTSE 100 index rose 1.11%, the French CAC40 index rose 0.77%, and the European Stoxx 50 index rose 0.13%. ③ WTI crude oil rose 3.69% to $87.45 per barrel. Brent crude rose 3.98% to $94.63 per barrel. ④ Despite the pressure on the market due to the escalation of tension in the Middle East, the price of gold continued to rise, supported by bottom-line buying. At one point, the price of gold rose 1.6% intraday, breaking through $4,140 an ounce. ⑤ Trump announced that starting August 1, the US will implement a two-year zero-tariff policy on imported generic drugs, with the intention of forcing generic drug manufacturers to go to the US to build and start production. ⑥ The cryptocurrency perpetual futures contract, which was just approved for trading in the US in May of this year, is attracting a large influx of retail investors. However, consumer advocates warned that the product lacked crisis buffer, which could cause small investors to suffer significant losses and increase market volatility. ⑦ SK Hynix's US stock fell 6.5% before the market. Earlier, the company said it had no intention of buying Intel's Ohio fab. ⑧ The stock price of ultra-microcomputers surged 16.2% before the market, after the company announced that total orders for the fourth quarter reached 60 billion US dollars. ⑨ GE Vernova's US stock rose more than 5% before the market, and its adjusted EPS for the second quarter fell short of expectations.

① Before the US stock market, the futures of the three major US stock indexes fell sharply. As of press release, Dow futures were down 0.26%, S&P 500 futures were down 0.37%, and NASDAQ futures were down 0.88%. ② The German DAX index rose 0.23%, the British FTSE 100 index rose 1.11%, the French CAC40 index rose 0.77%, and the European Stoxx 50 index rose 0.13%. ③ WTI crude oil rose 3.69% to $87.45 per barrel. Brent crude rose 3.98% to $94.63 per barrel. ④ Despite the pressure on the market due to the escalation of tension in the Middle East, the price of gold continued to rise, supported by bottom-line buying. At one point, the price of gold rose 1.6% intraday, breaking through $4,140 an ounce. ⑤ Trump announced that starting August 1, the US will implement a two-year zero-tariff policy on imported generic drugs, with the intention of forcing generic drug manufacturers to go to the US to build and start production. ⑥ The cryptocurrency perpetual futures contract, which was just approved for trading in the US in May of this year, is attracting a large influx of retail investors. However, consumer advocates warned that the product lacked crisis buffer, which could cause small investors to suffer significant losses and increase market volatility. ⑦ SK Hynix's US stock fell 6.5% before the market. Earlier, the company said it had no intention of buying Intel's Ohio fab. ⑧ The stock price of ultra-microcomputers surged 16.2% before the market, after the company announced that total orders for the fourth quarter reached 60 billion US dollars. ⑨ GE Vernova's US stock rose more than 5% before the market, and its adjusted EPS for the second quarter fell short of expectations.