China Securities Association sent brokers a 1H operating review showing securities firms provided trading and custody services for 112.74 trillion yuan of client assets; the industry-average net commission rate on agency securities trading fell to 1.71 bps (0.0171%), materially lowering investor trading costs.

Huaxia-Nomura Nikkei 225 ETF (QDII) said its IOPV experienced an anomaly. To protect investors and ensure orderly operation, the manager has applied to the Shanghai Stock Exchange to halt trading and suspend subscriptions and redemptions with immediate effect on Oct. 8, 2026, until market close that day.

RWE said surging data-center electricity demand is increasing Europe's need for grid expansion and reliable generation, and that those costs should not be socialised across all consumers. Europe must accelerate grid buildout to support decarbonisation and rising power demand, but the rapid growth of high-demand data centers is adding infrastructure financing pressure without a clear mechanism to avoid higher bills for households and businesses. RWE CEO Markus Krebber said: "If demand increases, you need to build more grid capacity and more reliable generation. But the parties creating the additional demand are not currently bearing those costs."