Alibaba Group reported June-quarter revenue of RMB268.953 billion, up 9% year over year, while company-defined non-GAAP diluted EPS per ADS fell to RMB8.52. The analysis examines cloud and commerce performance, the absence of formal numerical guidance, BABA’s 1.26% NYSE reaction and audited USD technical levels.

PENGU gained 15.8% as USD 361.8M volume reached 60.2% of market cap; NFT strength and social attention point to a selective, high-risk rotation.

MORPHO gained 20.1% in 24 hours as TVL reached USD 9.45B. High turnover and stretched daily momentum make USD 2.931 the key confirmation level.

AAVE rose 10.70% to USD 137.97 as USD 17.83 billion TVL and USD 712.51 million volume supported a high-turnover lending-token breakout.

Spot gold rose 0.7% to $4,636.34 an ounce, its highest level since May 15, after gaining more than 5% last week. Goldman Sachs said gold could rise beyond its $4,900 year-end forecast. Poland’s central bank reported its gold holdings increased to 20.6 million troy ounces in July.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is advancing a long-term bond buyback plan, saying each operation will repurchase at least an additional $2 billion of long-dated Treasuries through Nov. 4. Markets read the move as a signal aimed at containing funding costs and stabilizing the bond market. After the announcement, gold extended gains, rising 2.4% on Friday and 5.9% in total. Silver and platinum also jumped, up 8.6% and 9.3%, respectively.

Jonjua Overseas has set September 4, 2026 as the record date for its 79,55,966-share bonus issue, which shareholders unanimously approved at the annual general meeting on August 21. The company also reported net profit of ₹123.70 lakh for the quarter ended June 30, down 78.4% from ₹572.48 lakh in the previous quarter. Gross sales fell to ₹435.23 lakh from ₹1,635.72 lakh over the same period.

Stanmore Resources reported 1H FY26 coal sales revenue up 13% year on year to US$978 million, with saleable production steady at 6.5 million tonnes. Underlying EBITDA rose to US$174 million, up US$27 million from the prior year, while net loss after tax narrowed to US$44 million from US$51 million. Cash flow from operations turned positive at US$176 million and the company kept its full-year production guidance unchanged, with no interim dividend declared.