Russian oil company Rosneft said it will consider dividend payments on Nov. 6.

China A-shares opened higher and rallied into the morning session. At midday the Shanghai Composite was up 0.72%, the Shenzhen Composite Index rose 1.99% and the ChiNext Index gained 3.0%. Turnover on Shanghai and Shenzhen markets reached yuan 1.01 tln in the half-day, up yuan 143.7 bln versus the prior session. Nearly 4,500 stocks advanced. Humanoid-robot plays led gains—Hengfeng Tools, Anpeilong, Shangwei New Materials and others hit daily trading limits; Hengshuai Co. and Qiaofeng Intelligent were among the top advancers. Auto-parts names were active, with Fusai Technology and Haon Auto Electric hitting limits and most peers higher. Semiconductors, electronic components and industrial machine-tool sectors outperformed. Liquor names pulled back while shipping, oil & gas and bank stocks lagged.

英国10年期国债收益率在英国财政大臣讲话之际扩大跌幅，最新下跌1.4个基点，报5.34%。