Australia will appoint Kelly Parker, former head of Rio Tinto's Australia operations, as National Armaments Director starting in early November. The role, created this year to curb defense procurement cost overruns and multi-year delays, is intended

Individual Stock News 1. China Shenhua Energy (01088.HK): Net profit attributable to shareholders for the first three quarters was RMB 47.317 billion, a year-on-year increase of 2.1%. 2. Livzon Pharmaceutical Group (01513.HK): Net profit attributable to shareholders for the first three quarters was RMB 1.288 billion, a year-on-year decrease of 26.57%. 3. Goldwind Technology (02208.HK): Net profit attributable to shareholders for the first three quarters was approximately RMB 2.875 billion, a year-on-year increase of 11.25%. 4. Zijin Mining (02899.HK): Net profit attributable to shareholders for the first three quarters was approximately RMB 57.526 billion, a year-on-year increase of 51.93%. 5. Rapid Innovation (03355.HK): Adjusted net profit for the first three quarters reached RMB 778 million, a year-on-year increase of 68.9%. 6. Chifeng Gold (06693.HK): Net profit for the third quarter of 2026 was RMB 553 million, a year-on-year decrease of 41.84%. 7. Meitu (01357.HK): Net increase of approximately 1.39 million paid subscribers this quarter, a new high in the past four quarters. 8. Luoyang Molybdenum (03993.HK): Recorded net profit of RMB 7.867 billion in the third quarter of 2026, a year-on-year increase of 40.28%. 9. Guoneng Technology (02768.HK) announced its results for the first three quarters: net profit attributable to shareholders of approximately RMB 982 million, a year-on-year increase of 59.73%. 10. MINIMAX-W (00100.HK): The company has successfully completed the Ministry of Commerce technology export registration procedures required for the open source and overseas licensing of certain recently released and expected-to-be-released models, in accordance with the relevant requirements of Announcement No. 48 of 2026 issued by the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Science and Technology. 11. Meituan (03690.HK) announced on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it plans to issue RMB senior notes. The principal amount, interest rate, payment date and certain other terms and conditions of the notes have not yet been determined.

FTSE China A50 Index futures opened down 0.25%.