Russia's defence ministry said it struck a freighter at Ukraine's Mykolaiv port.

Japan Exchange data for the week to Oct. 2 show foreign investors sold a record JPY 2.24 tln (~$14.2 bln) of Japanese stock index futures while net buying JPY 956 bln of spot equities; combined net sales across spot and futures were about JPY 1.28 tln. Swissquote senior analyst Ipek Ozkardeskaya said the divergence likely reflects caution about the next leg of the rally rather than loss of interest in Japanese stocks, and that corporate earnings—especially among AI and semiconductor-related names—will need to validate further gains. A Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley senior strategist characterized the flows as position adjustments rather than a sudden rise in risk aversion.

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