Romania's president has nominated European Parliament member Siegfried Muresan as prime minister.

Henan provincial statistics bureau: industrial value added of enterprises above designated size rose 7.2% YoY in August (real, price-adjusted), 2.0 percentage points above the national rate. By product, output of lithium‑ion batteries +179.0% YoY, new energy vehicles +64.1% YoY, and smartphones +6.1% YoY.

Hong Kong midday: HSI down 0.73%, Hang Seng Tech Index down 0.76%; half-day turnover HK$99.15 bln. Gold miners, non-ferrous metals, battery and PCB names led declines; CRO/pharma outsourcing and power equipment sectors outperformed. Notable movers: Tianshu Zhixin (09903.HK) up ~7%, Weichai Power (02338.HK) up >4%, Tigermed (03347.HK) up ~4%, WuXi AppTec (02359.HK) up >2%; Shandong Gold (01787.HK) down >7%, Laopu Gold (06181.HK), Longfor Group (00960.HK) and Zijin Mining (02899.HK) down >3%.