The CSRC said it will raise the coverage rate of a special re-loan facility for listed-company stock buybacks and share-increase programs. The regulator will guide the rollout of more high-profile cases involving large-cap index constituents and leading technology names, and will urge companies that have disclosed buyback loan plans to accelerate execution; firms that have applied for loans should step up repurchases. The CSRC said this is intended to sustain the current momentum of loan-funded

U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday as tech and AI-related shares steadied after a weak October; investors are focusing on the U.S. midterm elections and a new wave of corporate earnings. The Nasdaq-100 lost more than $2.5 trillion of market value last month and neared technical correction territory. Investors are wary of rising AI investment by large tech firms and are waiting for evidence of higher returns; several companies have issued bonds to fund those investments, heightening concern about debt-funded spending as borrowing costs rise. Seth Meyer, head of global client portfolio management at Janus Henderson Investors, said: "Midterm elections are usually bad for the incumbent party. If the Democrats win the House, the U.S. would return to a divided government, which is not uncommon."

Ministry of Transport reported logistics flow for Oct 26–Nov 1: national railway freight 83.496 mln tonnes, +0.33% w/w; truck passages on national expressways 55.74 mln, -0.96% w/w; monitored ports cargo throughput 272.69 mln tonnes, +11.02% w/w, container throughput 6.627 mln TEU, -1.81% w/w; civil aviation flights handled 116,000, -2.19% w/w; postal and courier parcel pickups ~4.224 bln and deliveries ~4.242 bln, both down w/w.