France's 10-year government bond yield fell 16 bps; the spread to Germany narrowed 12 bps.

South African Reserve Bank says inflation risks are tilted to the upside.

Twenty funds will open subscriptions on Oct. 8, the first trading day after the holiday, producing a small issuance peak at the start of October. The lineup comprises seven passive index funds, five equity-biased hybrid funds, three bond funds, three enhanced-index funds, one FOF and one REIT. Offerings are concentrated in tech-growth themes—STAR Market chip design, AI/startup innovation, software development and robotics—while dividend/value index strategies are being expanded with new ETFs from Yinhua, GF and Agricultural Bank asset managers (including CSI dividend and value-100 linked products). Q3 showed a structural pattern of more fund launches but smaller average/new-issue size (quantity up, size down).