澳大利亚S&P/ASX200指数10月19日（周一）收盘上涨37.00点，涨幅0.42%，报8843.70点。

U.S. Secretary of State Rubio said the U.S. is close to finalizing a trade agreement with India.

Novo Nordisk said on Oct. 19 that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved an update to product information for its semaglutide injection, allowing the unopened product to be stored at 2°C–30°C for up to 48 hours during distribution to patients prior to first use. Novo Nordisk said this makes the product the first and only GLP-1 weight-management therapy in China with this delivery flexibility.