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TREE NEWS reports: Emerging-market ETFs closed up 1.57% on Monday, October 5, leading gains across US asset-class ETFs. Nasdaq 100 ETFs rose 0.88%, while S&P 500 and Russell 2000 ETFs added as much as 0.67% and the Dow ETF gained 0.2%. Decliners included the 20+ year Treasury ETF, down 0.48%, and the Brent oil fund, down 2.61%.

TREE NEWS reports: Fitch Ratings said North American oil hedges have moved into unrealized losses, while natural gas producers are set to lock in favorable prices for 2028. The assessment covers producer hedging positions across the region. No figures were disclosed.

TREE NEWS reports: US-listed emerging-market ETFs focused on developing economies recorded $986.7 million in outflows in the week ended October 2, reversing a $245.3 million inflow the prior week. Equity ETFs shed $964.5 million and bond funds $22.2 million, cutting total assets to $568.1 billion from $572.7 billion. Year-to-date inflows remain at $55.4 billion.

TREE NEWS reports: Brazil’s stock market recorded its best single-day performance since 2020 as investors focused on presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro leading President Lula in the first round of the election. The rally marks the strongest session for Brazilian equities in more than five years.

TREE NEWS reports: The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has approached Morgan Stanley and Barclays to question the banks on their overall risk exposures, conducting the inquiries simultaneously. The scope of the examinations and any specific areas of concern were not disclosed. Neither bank has commented publicly on the matter.

TREE NEWS update: US Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling said the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ data will improve. The comment, carried by Fox Business, follows recent scrutiny of the agency’s economic releases. No further details or timeline were given.

TREE NEWS reports: US sector ETFs closed mostly higher on Monday, October 5, with the biotech index ETF up 1.3% and the energy sector ETF up 1%. The internet, global tech, technology sector and semiconductor ETFs each rose at least 0.52%. Banks ETF fell 0.33%, regional banks ETF dropped 0.55% and the global airlines ETF declined 0.89%.

TREE NEWS reports: McKesson and private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice are close to a deal to acquire Option Care Health, the largest independent US infusion services provider, at an enterprise value including debt of more than $5 billion. Option Care Health entered advanced talks to sell itself after receiving a joint bid from the two. A deal could be reached as early as Tuesday but is not finalized; CD&R would hold 51% and McKesson 49%, with McKesson holding a right to buy CD&R’s stake in the future.

TREE NEWS update: General Motors plans to add hybrid vehicles to its US product lineup as hybrid sales keep rising on high gasoline prices and cooling demand for pure EVs. Mike Anderson, GM’s vice president of propulsion engineering, reaffirmed the hybrid plan but declined to discuss launch timing; the market had expected the models to arrive as soon as next year. “Hybrids are part of the plan,” Anderson said. “We’re not deaf to customer demand.”

TREE NEWS reports: The Bloomberg Electric Vehicle Price Return Index closed up 0.24% at 3,154.87 on Monday, October 5. The gauge held losses through Asian and European trading hours before turning sharply higher after the US market open and steadily extending its advance through the session.

TREE NEWS reports: The S&P 500 finished 0.6% higher, with materials and telecom sectors up more than 1% and tech up 0.6%, while real estate slipped 0.3%. The Nasdaq 100 rose 0.8%, led by MercadoLibre’s 9.9% gain, followed by SpaceX at 7.3%, Western Digital at 6.1% and Seagate at 4.4%. Qualcomm, CoreWeave and Intel each fell more than 2%.

TREE NEWS reports: The Nasdaq Golden Dragon China Index closed provisionally 1.7% higher, with Chinese ADRs leading gains. GDS rose 6.3%, 21Vianet gained 5.8%, Alibaba added 4.6%, Hesai climbed 3.6%, Kingsoft Cloud rose 3.3%, and Baidu and Tencent each gained 3.1%. The KWEB ETF rose 3% and the CQQQ ETF added 2.5%.

TREE NEWS update: US President Donald Trump said on October 5 that American bombers were withdrawn from Royal Air Force Fairford in the UK because the base faced a ‘specific threat’. Speaking to reporters outside the White House, Trump said the US ‘knows who issued the threat’ and that the aircraft were not pulled out ‘for no reason’, adding that Washington adjusted its deployment after identifying it.

TREE NEWS update: A note claiming there was a bomb on board was found on an AJet flight from Ankara to Şanlıurfa, Turkey, on the evening of October 5. Şanlıurfa Governor Hasan Şıldak said flight 4180 took off from Ankara at 19:00 and landed at Şanlıurfa GAP Airport at 20:05 with 136 passengers and 7 crew. All 143 people were safely evacuated, and no health issues were reported.

TREE NEWS update: Israel’s parliamentary election is scheduled for October 27. Israeli media say it would be the country’s first parliamentary election held on schedule rather than early in nearly 40 years.

TREE NEWS update: US President Donald Trump said he believes Iran should be held responsible for the Dubai airplane incident. Trump made the statement in response to the accident, placing blame on Iran without providing further details.

TREE NEWS reports: The dollar rose 0.07% against the yen to 157.97 in New York trading on Monday, October 5, with an intraday range of 157.44 to 158.30. The euro fell 0.22% against the yen and the pound slipped 0.07%, while the yen dropped 0.1% against the offshore yuan.

TREE NEWS update: US President Donald Trump said he had previously believed there was a threat to US forces inside the United Kingdom, adding that he knows who constitutes the threat. He warned that if Iran deploys combat drones in the UK, it will pay a heavy price.

TREE NEWS reports: The ICE US Dollar Index rose 0.23% to 102.164 in New York trading on Monday, October 5, the session after the US nonfarm payrolls report, with an intraday range of 101.855 to 102.535. The index advanced markedly in Asia-Pacific morning trade, accelerating around 10:00 Beijing time and hitting its session high at 12:05 before holding near the top for most of the day. The Bloomberg Dollar Index gained 0.06% to 1222.91.

TREE NEWS update: US President Donald Trump addressed the conflict between Saudi Arabia and the Houthis, saying “everything will be fine.” The remark was his only public comment on the matter, offering no further detail on US policy or any planned action. No timeline, mediation effort or additional statement was given.