花旗：将贝克休斯公司目标价从75美元下调至72美元。

The National Bureau of Statistics released first‑three‑quarters data on the 19th. Lu Liping, professor at Renmin University School of Finance and deputy director of the China Banking Research Center, said the economy shows pronounced divergence across demand, prices and growth momentum and that policy is shifting from short‑term stimulus toward long‑term institutional reform. On demand, exports are strong while retail sales and fixed‑asset investment remain weak. On prices, producer‑side price moves have not fully transmitted to consumer prices. On growth momentum, old and new drivers display mixed strength.

Shanghai Stock Exchange listing-service WeChat said for the week Oct 12–18 no new IPO applications were accepted. As of Oct 18, 248 firms have been accepted YTD: 63 at the SSE (Main Board 11, STAR Market 52), 80 at the SZSE (Main Board 11, ChiNext 69) and 105 at the Beijing Stock Exchange. Companies under review across exchanges totaled 387: SSE 89 (Main 20, STAR 69), SZSE 95 (Main 17, ChiNext 78), BSE 203.