BOJ account data indicate Japan spent about 5.33 trillion yen (~$34 billion) in last Friday’s FX intervention to support the yen, stepping up after a coordinated move with the US on Thursday. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama confirmed the intervention on Monday. Authorities continued to buy yen, underscoring resolve to counter yen shorts. The US Treasury joined support last week, the closest exchange-rate policy coordination in 15 years; BOJ account analysis does not reflect the size of US inte

港股收盘，恒生指数收涨0.48%，恒生科技指数收涨0.96%；阿里巴巴(09988.HK)全日收涨7.01%。

CSRC chairman Wu Qing, speaking at the RMB government bond futures listing ceremony in Hong Kong, said Hong Kong remains a bridgehead for mainland financial institutions and that the regulator will support more qualified securities and fund firms to operate and list in Hong Kong. He said the CSRC is studying expansion of mutual recognition of securities and futures professional qualifications between the mainland and Hong Kong to facilitate cross-border employment. The CSRC will deepen regulatory cooperation with Hong Kong on issuance and listings, intermediaries and enforcement, improve risk monitoring and information sharing, and strengthen coordinated surveillance of cross-border capital flows to guard against systemic risk.