亚洲股市整体表现向好，其中韩国市场领涨。[1]韩国Kospi指数上涨4%至6,597.90点，芯片类股票涨幅居前，三星电子涨7.7%，SK海力士涨7.1%。[1]日本日经225指数上涨0.6%至67,334.94点，台湾加权指数上涨0.8%，上海综合指数上涨0.3%至3,946.51点。[1]不过，香港恒生指数下跌1.2%至25,352.13点，澳大利亚S&P/ASX 200下跌0.6%至9,197.00点。[1]
能源市场同步上行。[1]布伦特原油价格上升0.9%至89.67美元/桶，美国基准原油上升0.9%至83.98美元/桶。[1]美国汽油平均价格为4.01美元/加仑，较一年前的3.14美元/加仑上升。[1]与此同时，美股承压下跌，标普500指数跌0.3%，道琼斯指数下跌184点（跌幅0.3%），纳斯达克综合指数下跌0.6%。[1]经济学家预计7月通胀率为3.4%，低于6月的3.5%。[1]
Asian stock markets advanced across most major indices, with South Korea's Kospi leading regional gains by climbing 4% to 6,597.90 [1]. Semiconductor stocks drove much of the momentum, as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix each surged over 7% [1]. Japan's Nikkei 225 posted a more modest 0.6% increase to 67,334.94, while Taiwan's weighted index gained 0.8% and Shanghai's composite rose 0.3% to 3,946.51 [1]. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index bucked the trend, declining 1.2% to 25,352.13, and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.6% to 9,197.00 [1].
Crude oil markets strengthened alongside equities, with Brent crude rising 0.9% to $89.67 per barrel and U.S. benchmark crude gaining 0.9% to $83.98 per barrel [1]. At the gas pump, American consumers faced higher fuel costs, with the average gasoline price reaching $4.01 per gallon, up from $3.14 a year earlier [1]. In contrast, U.S. equities underperformed their Asian counterparts, as the S&P 500 declined 0.3%, the Dow Jones fell 184 points or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 0.6% [1]. Economists anticipated July inflation figures would measure 3.4%, a moderation from June's 3.5% [1].