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TREE NEWS reports: Samsung Electronics shares fell 3.6% in afternoon trading. The decline marks a sharp intraday move for the South Korean technology giant. No company statement or specific catalyst was cited in the material.

TREE NEWS update: Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing will add 12 new weekly and monthly stock option classes on November 9, the exchange said. The expansion widens the bourse’s derivatives lineup tied to individual Hong Kong-listed shares, giving investors more expiry dates and strike choices. No further details on the underlying stocks were given.

TREE NEWS update: Beijing police have opened a criminal investigation into companies linked to CreditEase and taken coercive measures against the actual controller and others. The ChiNext and Shenzhen Component indexes each fell more than 1%, while Bank of China and ICBC hit new highs. Premier Li Qiang will attend the opening of the 140th Canton Fair.

TREE NEWS update: China Evergrande and CEG Holdings have signed an exclusivity agreement with a selected bidder for a potential deal involving Evergrande Property Services, with talks running to October 27, 2026. Market reports named PAG as the buyer negotiating final terms for a majority stake. A PAG official declined to comment on October 11.

TREE NEWS reports: Indonesia’s benchmark stock index dropped 1% on the day. No further details on the drivers of the move or the specific index level were provided.

TREE NEWS reports: The Shanghai Composite closed the morning session at 3,809.08, down 0.12%. The Shenzhen Component fell 1.03% to 12,512.10 and the ChiNext Index dropped 1.27% to 3,004.81. The CSI 300 slipped 0.15% to 4,310.86, while the CSI 500 and CSI 1000 lost 1.36% and 1.16% respectively.

TREE NEWS reports: At the midday close on October 12, the Shanghai Composite fell 0.12%, the Shenzhen Component dropped 1.03% and the ChiNext Index lost 1.27%. Bank stocks extended gains, with Bank of China, ICBC and China CITIC Bank hitting record highs, while media names rallied and PCB and agricultural shares declined. More than 4,000 stocks fell across the three exchanges, with half-day turnover at 1.02 trillion yuan.

TREE NEWS reports: Bank of America strategist Michael Hartnett argues in his latest Flow Show that the most bullish event for risk assets before year-end would be a Fed rate hike on Oct. 28, as it would cap runaway long-end Treasury yields. Global central banks have delivered 54 rate hikes in 2026, their first net tightening since September 2023. Cash funds drew $166.4 billion in the week to Wednesday, the largest inflow since April 2020.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s shipping sector fell sharply, with China Merchants Energy Shipping dropping close to its daily limit and Haitong Development, COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation and China Merchants Nanjing Tanker each losing more than 8%. COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers and Xiamen Port Development also declined.

TREE NEWS reports: China-listed PCB concept stocks fell in a broad decline, with Hongchang Electronics hitting the daily limit down and Jin’an Guoji touching limit down. Huazheng New Material, Xunjiexing, Xianfeng Holdings and Guanghe Technology each dropped more than 6%.

TREE NEWS reports: The ChiNext Index fell 1.5% on the day, dropping below the 3,000-point level. The decline marks a loss of the round-number threshold for the Shenzhen-based growth-enterprise board, which is heavily weighted toward technology and healthcare names.

TREE NEWS reports: The ChiNext Index dropped more than 1% while the Shanghai Composite slipped 0.14% and the Shenzhen Component fell 0.91%, with real estate, semiconductors, computing hardware and precious metals leading the declines. More than 4,300 stocks fell across the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing exchanges.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s A-share battery supply chain extended its rally, with Shidai Wanheng sealing a sixth consecutive daily limit-up and Dexin Technology also at the ceiling. Bolibao, Fengyuan shares, Xiongtao shares and Huasheng Lithium gained more than 6% each, as the sector’s advance broadened across upstream and midstream names.

TREE NEWS reports: China A-share agriculture stocks extended gains, with Jinjian Cereals Industry and Baiyang Investment Group both hitting their second consecutive daily limit-up. Wanxiang Doneed, Dunhuang Seed, Guannong Co. and COFCO Sugar also advanced. The sector has seen repeated strength in recent sessions.

TREE NEWS reports: The CSI Convertible Bond Index opened down 0.06%, with Aohong, Yanpai, Xianfeng, Huamao and Weidao convertible bonds leading the declines at 2.51%, 2.04%, 1.37%, 1.33% and 1.31% respectively. Zhongqi, Dingtong, Aofei, Tianzhun and Jinyang convertible bonds led the gainers, rising 6.44%, 1.41%, 1.32%, 0.96% and 0.77%.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s media and film sector extended its rally, with Xinhua Media (新华传媒) notching a 10th consecutive daily limit-up. Longban Media (龙版传媒) and New Classic (新经典) each posted a second straight limit-up, while Guangdian Network (广电网络) hit the limit-up price in call auction trading. Ciwen Media, Jishi Media and Zhangyue Technology opened sharply higher.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s benchmark Shanghai Composite Index opened 0.18% lower at 3806.98, with all major mainland gauges starting the session in the red. The Shenzhen Component fell 0.43% to 12586.96, the ChiNext Index dropped 0.65% to 3023.51 and the CSI 300 slipped 0.26% to 4305.91. The STAR 50 led declines, opening down 0.92% at 1443.81.

TREE NEWS reports: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index opened up 0.92% at 24,434.93 points, with the Hang Seng Tech Index rising 1.03%. Alibaba gained more than 3%, NIO climbed nearly 3% and NetEase added close to 2% in early trade.

TREE NEWS reports: The Taiwan Stock Exchange weighted stock index dropped more than 1% on the day. The decline marks a pullback for the benchmark, which tracks the performance of listed companies on the Taiwan exchange. No further details on the drivers of the move or specific sector performance were provided.

TREE NEWS update: Moody’s has assigned an A1 rating to the medium-term notes Tencent plans to issue. The rating applies to the proposed debt offering, with the specific size and terms of the notes not disclosed. Tencent is a Chinese technology conglomerate whose business spans social media, gaming, cloud computing and fintech.