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RBA meeting minutes: The conflict in the Middle East still poses substantial upward risks to inflation and downside risks to economic growth.

Reserve Bank of Australia meeting minutes: Keeping interest rates unchanged will be the best choice to balance inflation and employment goals.

Reserve Bank of Australia meeting minutes: Necessary measures will be taken to achieve price stability, including raising interest rates if necessary.

RBA meeting minutes: The Board agreed that current financial conditions may be somewhat tight.

Australia's private sector loan annual rate in May was 8.2%, down from 8.00% in the previous month.

Australia's monthly private sector loan rate in May was 0.7%, down from 0.70% in the previous month.

Many Hong Kong technology and internet stocks opened higher, with Baidu (09888.HK) opening up 5.85%, followed by Meituan (03690.HK), Tencent Holdings (00700.HK) and others.

HSI opened down 18.81 points, or 0.08%, to 23007.87 points on June 30 (Tuesday); Hong Kong's Hang Seng Technology Index opened up 23.67 points, or 0.54%, to 4416.68 points on June 30 (Tuesday); The state-owned enterprise index opened down 6.32 points, or 0.08%, to 7599.02 points on June 30 (Tuesday); The red chip index opened down 18.09 points, or 0.48%, to 3749.45 points on June 30 (Tuesday).

China's official manufacturing PMI for June will be released in ten minutes; the Reserve Bank of Australia will release the minutes of its June monetary policy meeting in ten minutes.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: Actions taken may include decisive measures agreed in a joint statement with the United States.

Japanese Finance Minister Katayama Satsuki: Will not comment on specific foreign exchange levels; will respond appropriately to currency fluctuations at any time as needed.

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: We are always ready to take necessary actions in the foreign exchange market.

Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara: Will not comment on foreign exchange levels.

NI225 turned lower after rising more than 1%.

Bank of Japan: New Board member Ayano Sato will hold a press conference at 8:00 GMT.

The list of securities underlying the Shenzhen Stock Connect Hong Kong Stock Connect has been adjusted to NetEase and out of Fushouyuan, effective from June 30.

Japan's 20-year government bond yield rose 2.0 basis points to 3.570%.

Australia's S&P/ASX200 index opened down 0.70 points, or 0.01%, on Tuesday, June 30, to 8822.70 points.

NI225 opened up 734.46 points on June 30 (Tuesday), or 1.06%, to 70202.57 points.

Japan's May inventory monthly rate was -0.6%, compared with -0.3% in the previous month.