愛爾蘭外國直接投資機構：愛爾蘭上半年新增10410個跨國公司就業崗位，上年同期爲10000個。

China domestic futures opened mixed with more contracts down than up. Container-shipping Europe route fell over 4%; rapeseed oil and rapeseed meal dropped over 1%; soybean oil, methanol, caustic soda, Dalian soybean No.1 and palm oil declined about 1%. On the upside, lithium carbonate rose over 4%; SHFE silver, SHFE tin, asphalt, LPG, SHFE zinc, polysilicon and eggs gained over 1%, while stainless steel advanced nearly 1%.

RIA reported the Russian Defence Ministry said Russian forces had taken control of two additional settlements in Ukraine.