Hong Kong port and shipping stocks mostly rose; COSCO Shipping Energy (01138.HK) up over 4%, COSCO Shipping Holdings (01919.HK) up over 2%, Orient Overseas International (00316.HK) up over 1%.

About 36% of S&P 500 constituents — 179 companies — will report quarterly results this week, FactSet says. Key names include Amazon, Alphabet and Microsoft, whose weightings have underpinned the index’s gains. Analysts still expect S&P 500 constituents’ Q3 earnings to rise 29.5% YoY, according to FactSet, but investors face headwinds from questions about the durability of AI-driven flows, elevated gasoline prices and bond-market volatility; tolerance for misses has narrowed and even companies that beat Wall Street estimates may not be rewarded.

The Thai baht fell to 33.82 per US dollar, its weakest level since July 24.