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Australia's seasonally adjusted ANZ total job advertisements rose 2.1% year-on-year in July, compared with 0.5% previously.

Australia's seasonally adjusted ANZ total job advertisements rose 0.8% month-on-month in July, compared with a previous reading of -0.20%.

The Hang Seng Index (HSI) opened 81.58 points higher, or 0.31%, at 26090.98 on Tuesday, August 4th; the Hang Seng Tech Index opened 14.73 points higher, or 0.3%, at 4890.34 on Tuesday, August 4th; the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index opened 15.79 points higher, or 0.18%, at 8667.94 on Tuesday, August 4th; and the Hang Seng Red Chip Index opened 13.75 points higher, or 0.33%, at 4189.71 on Tuesday, August 4th.

The NI225 index fell below 63,000 points, down 1.21% on the day.

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 index opened 19.10 points higher, or 0.21%, at 9038.40 on Tuesday, August 4.

Japan's base money rate fell 13.8% year-on-year in July, compared with -13.70% in the previous month.

The UK's Office of Maritime Trade Operations reports that a cargo ship was attacked 20 nautical miles northeast of Saab in the Strait of Hormuz, Oman.

Amazon (AMZN.O) fell nearly 2% in after-hours trading.

Market news: Amazon (AMZN.O) founder Jeff Bezos sold $4.07 billion worth of stock.

The statement indicates that the U.S. House Cybersecurity Subcommittee has requested a briefing from OpenAI CEO Altman regarding the Hugging Face hacking incident.

Market news: Japanese IT services provider NTT Data is considering investing approximately $9 billion in Japan's data center sector.

According to Nikkei: Japan's ruling party is close to lowering the food tax rate from 8% to 1%.

Snap (SNAP.N) shares rose more than 9% in after-hours trading.

Palantir (PLTR.N) shares rose 7% in after-hours trading.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 693.38 points, or 1.32%, at 53,178.41 on Monday, August 3; the S&P 500 closed up 110.78 points, or 1.48%, at 7,600.50 on Monday, August 3; and the Nasdaq Composite closed up 540.04 points, or 2.13%, at 25,913.90 on Monday, August 3.

Boeing (BA.N) shares surged 8%, marking their biggest one-day gain since December 2025.

US President Trump: Will approve $24.5 million in funding to address severe storms, strong winds, tornadoes and flooding in Missouri.

U.S. Democratic Senator Mark Warner: Trump cannot stop his wavering stance. He threatened airstrikes against Iran, then canceled them citing an impending agreement, and now negotiations have broken down again. This war he chose to wage has lasted five months, but there is still no sign of it ending.

Mohsen Rezaei, military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, stated that in the final days of the conflict, Iran intensified its drone and missile strikes against US bases. US bases in Kuwait suffered severe damage, Erbil was evacuated, and US commanders were transferred from Jordan to occupied territory. These developments forced US Central Command to withdraw its command and logistical support forces from the Strait of Hormuz strike zone, ultimately leading to the failure of the US ground offensive.

The New York State Attorney General stated that Trump's new tariffs are too broad and bypass investigations targeting specific countries, disregarding legal requirements. Trump's latest tariffs merely replace tariffs previously rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court.