Canada national economic confidence index 51.7 as of Aug 28, down from 52.8 previously.

A-share tax-refund stores sector jumped in early trade; Maoye Commercial rose over 5%, with Baida Group, Nanning Department Store, Guangbai and Cuiwei also higher. MOFCOM and six other ministries issued implementation opinions to expand and upgrade goods consumption, targeting about 60 trillion yuan in total retail sales of consumer goods by 2030 and calling for continued growth in trillion-yuan categories such as autos, home appliances, communications equipment and textiles/apparel.

现代汽车8月全球销量288,574辆，同比下降14.2%；起亚汽车8月全球销量266,675辆，同比增长5%。