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Japan's 20-year government bond yield fell 1.5 basis points to 3.750%.

Hong Kong technology and Internet stocks continued to strengthen. Xiaomi Group (01810.HK) rose by more than 5%, JD Health (06618.HK) rose by more than 4%, and Alibaba Health (00241.HK), Baidu (09888.HK), Tencent Holdings (00700.HK), etc. followed suit.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: There is currently nothing new about the Bank of Japan’s economic blueprint.

The HSI opened on July 3 (Friday), up 185.82 points, or 0.81%, to 23240.85 points;Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Technology Index opened on July 3 (Friday), up 33.7 points, or 0.76%, to 4487.98 points; The state-owned enterprise index opened up 62.07 points, or 0.82%, to 7674.55 points on July 3 (Friday);The red chip index opened up 18.55 points, or 0.5%, to 3754.15 points on July 3 (Friday).

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: The specific monetary policy must be decided by the Bank of Japan.

Hong Kong stocks opened, with the Hang Seng Index opening up 0.81%, the Stock Exchange Index opening up 0.76%, and Kuaishou (01024.HK) opening up 6.24%. The company yesterday announced the spin-off of Keling as an independent capital, and investors agreed to increase their capital by US$3 billion in Keling.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index rose more than 1% to 8,820.90 points.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: (talking about the rise in Japanese government bond yields) will work hard to implement fiscal policies to win market trust.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: During the U.S. holiday, Japan will continue to coordinate closely with the United States on foreign exchange affairs.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: We are ready to take appropriate measures to deal with currency fluctuations.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: Will not comment on specific foreign exchange levels.

Government of Alberta, Canada: Financing details for the new West Coast Oil Pipeline are yet to be negotiated.

Government of Alberta, Canada: Design and construction of the new West Coast Oil Pipeline will begin as early as September 1, 2027.

Canadian Prime Minister Carney: An agreement has been reached with the Province of Alberta that the best route for the new pipeline is southbound through the Trans Mountain Corridor to the Pacific Coast. The Government of Canada, the Province of Alberta and the Oil Sands Alliance have agreed on terms to launch Project PATH.

Prime Minister of New Zealand: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make his first official visit to New Zealand next week.

Japan's final comprehensive PMI value in June was 52.8, compared with the previous value of 52.5.

The final value of Japan's services PMI in June was 52.2, compared with the previous value of 51.8.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened up 29.80 points, or 0.34%, on Friday, July 3, to 8754.30 points.

NI225 decline extended to 1%.

According to the Wall Street Journal: Sources revealed that U.S. Defense Secretary Hegseth had planned to announce further reductions in the number of U.S. troops in Europe at last month’s NATO defense ministers’ meeting in Brussels, but the plan was rejected.