IEA monthly report forecasts 2026 global oil demand will decline by 2.6 mln b/d, versus a prior forecast of -2.5 mln b/d, citing disruptions and price spikes from the Iran war.

Japan M2 money supply YoY +2.0% in September, unchanged from August's 2.0%.

Combined turnover on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges was CNY 1.4144 trillion on Oct. 14, down CNY 261.52 billion from the prior session. Shanghai turnover was CNY 662.49 billion (prev. CNY 779.30 billion) with trading volume of 446 million lots (prev. 483 million). Shenzhen turnover was CNY 751.91 billion (prev. CNY 896.62 billion) with volume of 489 million lots (prev. 562 million). Zhongji Xuchuang led stocks by turnover at CNY 15.57 billion, followed by Xinyisheng CNY 9.99 billion, CATL CNY 9.52 billion, Changxin Technology CNY 8.07 billion and Dongshan Precision CNY 7.63 billion.