The Hang Seng index (.HSI) led losses with a 1.9% drop, its eighth consecutive session in the red, with more falls in internet giants Tencent (0700.HK), Meituan (3690.HK) and Alibaba (9988.HK) as the sector reels from sweeping Chinese regulatory scrutinty.

Brazil is responsible for almost half of the imports into South America for the record month, accounting for almost half of the total demand, or 37 Bcf for the month. Imports into Argentina have also been on the rise as domestic gas production and imports from Bolivia have proved insufficient to meet the projected demand for winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

По состоянию на 1 июля 2021 г. объем ФНБ составил 13 574 581,2 млн. рублей или 11,7% ВВП, что эквивалентно 187 566,0 млн. долл. США,

Из структуры средств ФНБ исключен доллар США, доля фунта стерлингов сокращена до 5,0%, доли евро и китайского юаня увеличены до 39,7% и до 30,4% соответственно, доля японской иены составила 4,7%, а доля безналичного золота – 20,2%.

Brent was up 74cents, or 1%, at $75.27 a barrel , WTI was up 88 cents, or 1.2%, at $74.25 a barrel,

The OPEC+ had failed to agree to increase production quotas from August onward after the UAE objected to Saudi Arabia's plan to tie the production increases to a lengthening of the supply management pact through to the end of 2022.

This comprehensive 397-page report concluded that there was no science-based evidence that nuclear energy does more harm to human health or to the environment than other electricity production technologies already included in the taxonomy and that the impacts of nuclear energy are mostly comparable with hydropower and the renewables, with regard to non-radiological effects.

At the close, the Shanghai Composite index was up 0.66% at 3,553.72 and the blue-chip CSI300 index was up 1.13%.

Kazakhstan’s state-owned uranium extraction and nuclear company Kazatomprom has extended its 20% production cut until the end of 2023,

In addition, the Indian power utility NTPC has committed to halve its coal-fired power capacity and to set up 60 GW of renewable projects by 2032. NTPC’s current installed capacity stands at 66 GW, of which 54 GW is coal-fired.