Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D closed down 2.61% at 914.5 yuan/gram on Monday, June 22; silver T+D closed down 3.59% at 15,989 yuan/kg.

Mainland A-share brokerage stocks jumped: GF Securities rose more than 8%, CSC Financial rose over 7%, Changjiang Securities rose over 6%, Huatai Securities rose over 5%, and China International Capital Co and China Merchants Securities rose over 3%.

Bernstein analysts forecast global video game industry revenue could reach $220 bln by 2026. They expect PCs to be the fastest-growing segment this year as consumer and gaming PC lines blur, while consoles face rising memory-cost pressure. Asian developers, benefiting from a large skilled and lower-cost workforce, may continue taking share from major Western peers. Analysts say concerns about AI disrupting game development are overstated, since production still relies heavily on original narrative and other creative work.