Hang Seng Index futures night session closed down 1.06% at 24,074, trading 240 points below the spot index.

Fed's Barkin said he does not want to predict the outcome of the October FOMC meeting.

Oct 14 — Qianwen Office released an AI productivity suite tailored to the e‑commerce sector and began invite-only testing. The e‑commerce edition offers cross‑platform operations dashboards, trend and selling‑point analysis, bulk generation of top‑product creative assets, and cross‑platform ROI intelligent optimization. It is integrated with mainstream merchant tools including Alibaba Business Manager, Youzan and Qianniu; users can access it by switching to an e‑commerce operations mode within Qianwen Office. The firm says it will continue opening its ecosystem to more merchant tools and industry software.