As of 02:30 close, SHFE front-month gold contract closed down 1.02% at 861 yuan/gram; SHFE front-month silver contract closed down 4.10% at 12,388 yuan/kg; INE SC front-month crude oil contract closed down 1.96% at 722 yuan/barrel.

ECB President Lagarde said the EU is discussing making Canada its first "associated" member state. The status would be "associated" rather than "joining" as a member, creating a partnership closer to membership than any previous cooperation.

CITIC Securities cut Pop Mart (09992.HK) target price 13.7% to HK$157 and maintained a Buy rating. The broker said unaudited Q3 2026 revenue fell 45–50% YoY on a strong prior-year base but expects seasonal Q4 sales to drive sequential growth across markets. China offline performance remains stable with healthy store traffic and new-customer growth; overseas efforts focus on store roll-out, IP operations, supply chain and organization, supporting longer-term potential. Citing the company’s deliberate operational-pace adjustment and margin pressure from overseas sales-mix shifts, US price changes and new-store costs, CITIC trimmed 2026–28 revenue forecasts to 30.89/35.12/38.41 bln yuan and adjusted net profit to 8.46/9.97/11.26 bln yuan.