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TREE NEWS reports: China’s real estate sector extended its rally, with Wo Ai Wo Jia and Huayuan Holdings both hitting their third consecutive daily limit-up. Zhonghua Enterprise surged straight to its limit, while Vanke A, Huali Family, World Union and Tefa Service also advanced. The moves came as property shares staged a fresh broad-based push higher.

TREE NEWS reports: Chinese power-generation shares fell in early trading, with Mindong Electric locked limit-down. Lixin Energy, Leshan Electric Power, Dalian Thermal Power, Zhongmin Energy and Huadian Liaoning Energy also declined. No specific catalyst for the move was cited in the material.

TREE NEWS reports: Recently listed Chinese stocks fell at the open, with Shiji Digital dropping by its 30% daily limit and C Zhongsui down more than 26%. Xihua Technology, C Shengu and Luozhou Shares were among the other leading decliners in the pullback.

TREE NEWS reports: The CSI Convertible Bond Index opened 0.06% higher, led by gains in N Sifang, Bairun, Xiangjia, Weidao and Huafeng convertible bonds, which rose 30.00%, 4.10%, 2.61%, 1.68% and 1.42% respectively. Jintian, Hongtu, Aohong, Jinyang and Shengxun convertible bonds led the decliners, falling 2.46%, 1.89%, 1.88%, 0.88% and 0.84%.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s Shanghai Composite Index opened 0.02% lower at 3951.37, while the Shenzhen Component rose 0.14% to 13742.55 and the ChiNext Index gained 0.37% to 3412.53. The CSI 300 opened 0.07% higher at 4547.61, the STAR 50 added 0.40% to 1671.77, and the CSI 500 and CSI 1000 opened up 0.14% and 0.05% respectively.

TREE NEWS reports: Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index opened 0.09% lower at 25,064.84 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index edged up 0.01%. Zhipu, Li Auto and Baidu each gained more than 1% in early trade.

TREE NEWS reports: Taiwan’s benchmark TAIEX weighted stock index opened 0.2% higher at 47,894.77 points. The index’s opening level was reported at 47,894.77.

TREE NEWS reports: FTSE China A50 index futures opened 0.31% higher, extending the previous session’s night-session gain of 0.33%. The move reflects early positioning in the benchmark tracking the largest 50 A-share companies listed in Shanghai and Shenzhen.

TREE NEWS update: Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the success of Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory is due to its Chinese team, calling the facility “a gem” in an interview with CCTV Finance on September 23. Musk praised the Tesla China team as talented, diligent and reliable, with first-class product quality and extremely high production efficiency.

TREE NEWS reports: South Korea’s benchmark KOSPI index opened 1.9% higher, while Japanese stock markets remain closed for a second consecutive session. The gain marks a firm start for Seoul equities even as trading stays suspended in Tokyo.

TREE NEWS reports: Global MLCC leaders have been raising product quotes, driven by strong demand for high-capacity models from the computing supply chain, with AI servers and high-speed optical modules lifting MLCC usage exponentially. Since the second half, margin traders have added several MLCC concept stocks; as of Sept. 21, Sidike, Fenghua Advanced Technology, Shuangxing New Material and Yunjia Technology each saw net margin buying above 50 million yuan, at 1.082 billion, 370 million, 81.68 million and 74.44 million yuan respectively.

TREE NEWS reports: Southbound capital has continued to flow into Hong Kong stocks, deepening the market’s structural divergence as mainland inflows offset active foreign outflows, with allocation splitting further between tech and high-dividend sectors. Analysts recommend a balanced strategy of dividend names as a defensive base paired with innovative drugmakers as the offensive position, balancing portfolio stability with upside flexibility.

TREE NEWS reports: Analysts recommend holding A-share positions through the upcoming “double holiday” period, though they advise keeping position sizes in check, as downside risk is seen as limited and the risk of exiting and missing a rally outweighs the risk of staying in. The market is expected to remain in a choppy bottoming phase in the near term, with a rebound likely in the fourth quarter.

TREE NEWS reports: Several Chinese public mutual fund managers, including CCB Principal, Paragon and China Universal, have held autumn strategy meetings and mid-year client briefings covering equity trends, technology and fixed income. Some institutional figures suggested that for Q4 2026 asset allocation investors could add gold and resource plays to hedge geopolitical risk, position in technology and high-end manufacturing for valuation repair, while watching for contagion from a possible collapse in US Treasury market liquidity.

TREE NEWS reports: Shanghai’s average A-share brokerage commission rate stood at 0.0169% in August, up 4.32% month-on-month, excluding high-frequency quantitative trading. Despite the monthly uptick, the long-term downward trend in commission rates remains unchanged, prompting brokerages to accelerate their shift toward wealth management.

TREE NEWS reports: Activist hedge fund Jana Partners is pushing theme-park operator Six Flags Entertainment to consider a sale, sending its shares up more than 5% in after-hours trading. The campaign was reported by The Wall Street Journal. No buyer, price or timeline was disclosed.

TREE NEWS reports: Chinese public mutual funds filed 196 new fund products in September through Sept. 22, of which 37 were tech-themed, accounting for nearly one-fifth of the total and dominated by passive index products. Between Sept. 16 and Sept. 18 alone, seven fund houses including E Fund, China AMC, Huatai-PineBridge, China Merchants Fund, Bosera, Tianhong and Lombarda filed ChiNext computing-infrastructure ETFs and feeder funds. Chip design, software, communications equipment and AI index products were also filed.

TREE NEWS update: Apollo Global Management capped withdrawals from its Apollo Debt Solutions BDC for a third consecutive quarter, telling investors in a shareholder letter that redemptions will again be limited to 5% of outstanding shares after 14.7% of shares were submitted for exit. The roughly $26 billion fund’s request rate fell from 16.8% the previous quarter, as investors pull back from the $1.8 trillion direct-lending market.

TREE NEWS reports: The Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing stock exchanges have triggered 69 intraday trading halts on 51 newly listed stocks so far this year, Securities Daily reported. The halts are more than a risk-control tool, the report said, serving as a market-wide warning that pushes all participants to fulfill their responsibilities. Regulators should keep the mechanism active and target abnormal volatility, short-term speculation and coordinated price manipulation in the early trading days after listings.

TREE NEWS reports: In late New York trading on Tuesday, September 22, S&P 500 futures finished up 0.01%, Dow futures fell 0.33%, and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.71%. Russell 2000 futures gained 0.55%.