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TREE NEWS reports: JPMorgan strategists led by Mislav Matejka said an end to the bond selloff and continued stabilization in yields would provide “significant support” for equities, helping the market cycle look more sustainable, easing pressure from AI financing and consumer finances, and curbing P/E compression. They expect the third-quarter earnings season to be “reassuring,” with most results so far beating estimates and raising guidance, while even mixed reports have drawn relatively mild share-price reactions, especially in Europe.

TREE NEWS reports: Japan’s Nikkei 225 closed 0.6% lower at 64,916.70, while the broader Topix edged up 0.04% to 4,067.48. South Korea’s Kospi ended the session up 1.8% at 5,768.01, outpacing Japanese equities.

TREE NEWS update: The Indonesia Stock Exchange’s management will meet global index provider MSCI on Monday, its CEO said, after MSCI warned that the Indonesian stock market no longer qualifies for “emerging market” status and could be downgraded. The meeting is aimed at clarifying the warning, which threatens the market’s classification.

TREE NEWS reports: Unitree Robotics shares rose more than 15% in intraday trading on the A-share market, trading at 492.00 yuan. The move marks a sharp single-session gain for the robotics company’s stock. No further details were disclosed in the market data.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s A-share humanoid robot sector extended its rally, with Zhejiang Rongtai, Fulai New Materials, Riyeng Electronics and Zhaowei Machinery among multiple stocks hitting the daily limit-up. Suocheng Technology, Unitree Robotics and Siling Zhiqu rose more than 10%.

TREE NEWS update: ChangXin Jidian (Beijing) Storage Technology Co. increased its registered capital from about 50.85 billion yuan to about 60.18 billion yuan, an 18% rise. The company, founded in August 2016 with Zhao Lun as legal representative, designs integrated circuits and manufactures IC chips and products. It is jointly held by ChangXin Technology Group, Beijing E-Town International Investment Development, National IC Industry Investment Fund Phase II, Beijing E-Town Technology and Beijing E-Town Semiconductor.

TREE NEWS reports: South Korean battery shares rose, with Samsung SDI climbing as much as 12% intraday, its biggest gain since June 29. Ecopro Materials gained 14%, Posco Future M rose 11%, LG Chem added 8.7% and LG Energy Solution advanced 7.4%.

TREE NEWS reports: China Construction Bank shares rose more than 1% on the day, touching an all-time intraday high, as the A-share banking sector extended its rally. The move marks a record peak for the lender’s stock during the session. No further details on the scale or timing of the gain were provided.

TREE NEWS reports: Chinese agriculture stocks fell in volatile trading, with Jinjian Cereals Industry hitting the daily limit down. Qiule Seed Industry, Wanxiang Doneed, Dunhuang Seed Industry, Yasheng Group and Xinjiang Talimu Agriculture Development followed lower. No specific figure or date was given in the material.

TREE NEWS reports: Combined turnover across the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges surpassed 1 trillion yuan. The figure was nearly 7 billion yuan lower than at the same point the previous trading day, indicating a modest contraction in trading activity.

TREE NEWS reports: Chen Guo, chief strategist at East Money Securities, said the equity risk premium on the Shanghai Composite and CSI 300 is currently attractive from a valuation standpoint. He said overall third-quarter and full-year earnings growth for A-shares, along with ETF inflows providing a backstop, will support the market. He advised investors to look for overlaps between improving fundamentals and valuation repair during market pullbacks.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s A-share benchmarks diverged at the midday break on October 19, with the Shanghai Composite up 0.16% while the ChiNext board fell 1.07% and the Shenzhen Component slipped 0.18%. Banking stocks continued to strengthen, with Industrial and Commercial Bank of China hitting a fresh record high. Semiconductor and media shares led declines, and more than 3,800 stocks across the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing markets were in the red, with morning turnover at 978.7 billion yuan.

TREE NEWS reports: China’s A-share defense sector traded actively again, with North Navigation Control Technology hitting the daily limit-up. Ocean’s King Lighting, Ganhua Science & Industry and Changchun Yidong had each posted two consecutive limit-ups, while Great Wall Military Industry, Guoke Military Industry and North Long Dragon also rallied. The moves reflect renewed speculative interest in defense-related stocks on the mainland.

TREE NEWS reports: The ChiNext Index pared its decline to less than 1% after earlier falling more than 2%, while the Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.2%. The intraday recovery narrowed losses on the growth-focused board as the benchmark Shanghai gauge held modest gains.

TREE NEWS reports: Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.2% by the morning session close, while the broader Topix index declined 0.4%. The morning loss left the benchmark lower at the midday break, with the drop concentrated in the Nikkei.

TREE NEWS reports: Shunxin Agriculture hit its daily limit-up on the A-share market as the baijiu liquor sector rallied again, with Gujing Gongjiu, Huangtai Liquor, Shanxi Fenjiu, Yingjia Gongjiu and Laobaigan Liquor rising in sympathy. The move extends a rebound in Chinese white-liquor shares.

TREE NEWS reports: Computing-power hardware shares in China fell sharply, with Tianjin Printronics approaching its daily limit-down and Xunjiexing and Fuxin Technology dropping more than 10%. KeXiang, Founder Technology, Sunda Technology and Jinlu Electronics each declined over 8% as the sector sold off broadly.

TREE NEWS reports: The ChiNext Index and the STAR 50 Index each dropped more than 2%, with computing hardware, semiconductor chips, agriculture and real estate among the worst-performing sectors. More than 4,200 stocks fell across the Shanghai, Shenzhen and Beijing markets.

TREE NEWS reports: China-listed semiconductor chip stocks swung lower, with Hengyunchang and Chipown falling more than 10% and more than ten other names — including Helin Micro-Nano, Piotech, Xiandao Jidian, Qiangyi Co. and Chip-Pack — dropping over 7%. The material gave no reason for the move or the trading date.

TREE NEWS reports: The ChiNext Index, tracking growth stocks on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, fell more than 1% on the session. No further details on the move or the factors behind it were immediately available.