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Norway's sovereign wealth fund: This performance was mainly due to strong returns in the stock market, particularly from Asian technology stocks.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund: Investment returns from January to June were 0.22 percentage points higher than the benchmark index.

Norway's sovereign wealth fund earned 1.753 trillion Norwegian kroner between January and June.

Euro Stoxx 50 futures rose 0.02%, German DAX futures fell 0.02%, and UK FTSE 100 futures fell 0.24%.

Germany's final July CPI month-on-month rate was 0.8%, in line with expectations and unchanged from the previous month's 0.80%.

Germany's final July CPI annual rate was 2.8%, in line with expectations and down from 2.80% previously.

Germany's final harmonized CPI monthly rate for July was 0.9%, in line with expectations and unchanged from the previous month's 0.90%.

Germany's final harmonized CPI annual rate for July was 2.8%, in line with expectations and down from 2.80% previously.

The final monthly CPI rate for July in Germany will be released in ten minutes.

According to Interfax news agency, Russia claims to have shot down 502 Ukrainian drones overnight.

The local governor said drone debris struck four industrial facilities in Russia’s Krasnodar region.

The local governor said that last night's drone attack on Russia's Krasnodar Krai resulted in multiple deaths and injuries, including children.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: Canadian crude oil arrived in Japan today, the first time since the deterioration of the situation in the Middle East.

According to the Financial Times, Boston Fed President Collins will support a September rate hike if inflation remains high.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Japanese self-driving startup Turing plans to set up an office in the United States, aiming for a $10 billion IPO valuation.

Hong Kong-listed shares of Samsung Electronics (07747.HK), held by CSOP Asset Management with a 2x leveraged long position, surged over 17%, while CSOP Asset Management's SK Hynix (07709.HK) rose over 15%.

Hong Kong-listed tech stocks weakened amid volatility, with Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) falling more than 3%, Kuaishou (01024.HK) and Baidu (09888.HK) falling more than 2%, and Alibaba (09988.HK) and JD.com (09618.HK) following suit.

Market news: According to sources, the Japanese cabinet may be reshuffled in mid-September or later.

The yield on Japan's 30-year government bonds rose 3.0 basis points to 3.980%.

The yield on Japan's 20-year government bonds rose 2.5 basis points to 3.710%.