NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang announced plans for new investments in German companies Agile Robots, Avelios Medical, Mirelo and Reflex Aerospace.

South Korea's Lee said the government is assessing policy options to normalize the stock market after recent falls that sharply cut the valuation of domestic equities held by the National Pension Service. He said officials will review a comprehensive report soon and take necessary measures, while noting post‑runup corrections are inevitable and direct government market intervention is now difficult and not desirable. Lee called the market "severely undervalued," blaming persistent negative perceptions on transparency and fairness, and said the government is closely monitoring developments to reduce instances of investors being trapped.

Huatai-PineBridge Nasdaq ETF to be suspended from market open on Oct. 20, 2026 until 10:30 that day.