Founder Yu Donglai posted operating figures showing Pangdonglai's Jan–Aug 2026 sales exceeded 19.5 bln yuan, up 26.98% YoY. Supermarket-format sales totaled 10.7 bln yuan. The Times Square store recorded sales above 4.4 bln yuan.

UK gilts fell further; 10-year yield rose 11bps intraday to 5.25%.

Saudi Arabia plans to issue two benchmark-size dollar-denominated sukuk, 5-year and 10-year, to raise funding after the economic hit from the conflict with Iran, a source said. Orders exceeded $9bn excluding bookrunners' allocations. Initial price guidance was about 100bps over US Treasuries for the 5-year and about 110bps for the 10-year; final size and pricing could be set Tuesday night. Separate reports say Riyadh is also in preliminary talks on a new loan to raise at least $8bn.