Germany's Chancellor MERZ said he plans to reach a further reform agreement with the Social Democrats after state elections.

State Administration of Foreign Exchange deputy director and spokesman Li Bin said China’s non-bank cross-border receipts and payments totaled $1.5 tln in August, with net capital inflows of $62.4 bln, up 4% MoM. Trade-related inflows remained large; the services deficit widened 6% MoM on higher summer study and travel outflows; foreign-held dividend payments narrowed 23% MoM from a seasonal high; two-way cross-border direct investment was broadly stable. Domestic FX market turnover was $3.9 tln in August and banks posted a settlement surplus of $48.5 bln. Corporate FX conversion rate was 61.5%, 2.7 percentage points below the Jan–Jul average; firms’ conversion and FX-holding intentions and overall market expectations were reported as stable.

China's Shanghai Composite Index opened down 5.61 pts (-0.14%) at 3,879.73 on Sep 15 (Tue); Shenzhen Composite opened down 22.39 pts (-0.17%) at 13,362.17; CSI 300 Index opened down 6.28 pts (-0.14%) at 4,473.81; ChiNext Index opened down 4.73 pts (-0.14%) at 3,280.85; STAR Market 50 Index opened down 4.00 pts (-0.26%) at 1,524.27.