Evonik will extend its Evonik Custom efficiency programme and plans to cut about 3,200 positions worldwide, roughly 2,150 of them in Germany. The measures are scheduled to start in 2027 and run through end-2029. On June 22 Evonik confirmed non-Germany cuts total about 1,050, including China, but gave no country-level breakdown. The programme, launched in October 2023 with an initial target to remove about 2,800 roles by end-2026, was said by the company in May to be on track to meet its cost-red

China A-shares closed higher: Shanghai Composite +1.78%, Shenzhen Composite +2.13%, ChiNext Index +2.52%. Total turnover exceeded CNY3.7 trillion and roughly 2,900 stocks advanced. Cultivated-diamond names led gains, with Liliang Diamond among stocks locked at the daily limit. Financials jumped; Zhongxin Jiantuo and New China Life Insurance hit daily limits in the afternoon. Nonferrous metals saw a wave of limit-ups — more than 10 stocks, including Zhongwu Gaoxin, reached daily limits. Other outperformers included industrial gases, compute-leasing, electrical equipment and semiconductors. Underperformers included robotics, generic drugs, hotels & restaurants and tourism.

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