布伦特原油和美国基准原油在前一交易日分别上涨5%后价格趋稳，布伦特原油报87.72美元/桶，美国基准原油报82.13美元/桶[1]。市场对霍尔木兹海峡何时重启全球原油流动仍存不确定性[1]。上月油价在72美元至102美元之间波动[1]。
亚洲股市周二表现分化[1]。韩国Kospi指数上涨1.5%至6,391.71，其中三星电子股价上涨4.6%[1]。香港恒生指数下跌0.6%至25,773.56，上证综合指数下跌0.1%至3,964.79，澳大利亚S&P/ASX 200上涨0.5%至9,277.00[1]。
美国股市周一小幅下跌[1]。美国S&P 500在上周五创历史新高后周一下跌0.1%，道琼斯指数下跌0.1%，纳斯达克综合指数下跌0.3%[1]。英特尔股价下跌4.1%，宣布可能出售150亿美元股票[1]。伯克希尔哈撒韦股价上涨1.5%[1]。收购方面，MarineMax股价上涨46.1%，同意以约15亿美元现金被Blackstone旗下公司收购[1]；Varex Imaging股价上涨48.8%，Teledyne Technologies同意以每股18.90美元现金收购[1]。
本周市场将关注周三的7月通胀数据更新，经济学家预期通胀率将从6月的3.5%降至3.4%[1]。
Oil markets stabilized after a significant advance, with Brent crude settling at $87.72 per barrel and U.S. benchmark crude at $82.13 per barrel following a 5% gain the previous day [1]. Uncertainty surrounding the timing of resumed global oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz continues to influence price movements [1]. Over the previous month, oil prices had fluctuated between $72 and $102 per barrel [1].
Asian equity markets displayed mixed performance on Tuesday, with the South Korean Kospi index climbing 1.5% to 6,391.71, buoyed by Samsung Electronics' 4.6% gain [1]. However, Hong Kong's Hang Seng index declined 0.6% to 25,773.56, while China's Shanghai Composite fell 0.1% to 3,964.79 [1]. Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.5% to 9,277.00 [1]. U.S. markets retreated from recent highs, with the S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq Composite each dropping 0.1%, 0.1%, and 0.3% respectively on Monday, following Friday's record close for the S&P 500 [1]. Investors are focused on Wednesday's July inflation data, with economists expecting the rate to decline from June's 3.5% to 3.4% [1].
Among notable stock movements, Intel shares fell 4.1% on plans to potentially sell $15 billion in stock, while Berkshire Hathaway rose 1.5% [1]. MarineMax surged 46.1% after agreeing to be acquired by a Blackstone-affiliated company for approximately $1.5 billion in cash, and Varex Imaging jumped 48.8% on Teledyne Technologies' agreement to acquire it at $18.90 per share in cash [1].