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HONG KONG/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China is asking foreign and Chinese-owned brokerages in Hong Kong and Singapore to hand over stock trading records, sources with direct knowledge of the requests told Reuters, extending its pursuit of investors shorting Chinese stocks to overseas jurisdictions. Three sources at Chinese brokerages and two at foreign financial institutions said the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) had sought to identify traders and investors who had taken net short positions, or bets that prices would fall, against Chinese-listed shares.

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Honda Motor Co said on Friday its quarterly net profit jumped 20 percent, beating estimates, as strong sales in the United States and a weak yen helped it absorb the impact of higher quality-related costs. April-June net profit at Japan’s third-biggest automaker rose to 186.04 billion yen ($1.50 billion), from 155.60 billion yen a year earlier. Honda reported the first-quarter results under international accounting standards for the first time.

Crude-oil prices look set to fall 19% for the month of July as the dollar largely maintains its strength.
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Currently 135.92 after the earlier rally failed above 136.00
Bids 

Currently 0.7271 in retreat again but at 0.7250 very much in play today
barrier option and expiries
Offers  
0.7300 0.7330 0.7350 0.7385
0.7400 0.7420-25 0.7450
Bids

Currently 124.23 underpinned but offers nearby still
Offers 124.25-30 124.50 124.75 125.00 125.30 125.50
Bids 124.00 123.75-80 1 123.45-50 123.25-30 123.00

Currently 0.7023 after an early rally once again failed at 0.7030.. Bids back in at 0.7000.  Usual month-end buying expected.
Offers  0.7030 0.7050 0.7080 0.7100 0.7125 0.7150-55 0.7180-85 0.7200