IMF reached a staff-level agreement on the third review under Argentina's Extended Fund Facility; the deal could unlock about $900m in potential financing.

Foreign media report German security agencies are increasing deployments ahead of Oct. 31 after social-media influencers called for "French-style" protests in more than 20 cities. Authorities warn violent actors could exploit the gatherings and that demonstrations may escalate into large-scale unrest.

On Oct 27 combined turnover on the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges was CNY1,460.96 bln, down CNY147.84 bln from the prior session. Shanghai turnover was CNY672.41 bln (prior CNY746.53 bln) with volume 418 mln lots (prior 433 mln); Shenzhen turnover was CNY788.54 bln (prior CNY862.27 bln) with volume 522 mln lots (prior 543 mln). Changxin Technology posted the highest stock-level turnover at CNY15.11 bln, followed by Zhongji Xuchuang CNY14.01 bln, Xinyisheng CNY11.43 bln, CATL CNY8.81 bln and WuXi AppTec CNY8.58 bln.