Most-active contracts at morning session close: CSI 300 futures (IF) +0.27%; SSE 50 futures (IH) +0.37%; CSI 500 futures (IC) +0.10%; CSI 1000 futures (IM) +0.24%.

China A-share benchmark indices weakened: ChiNext down over 3%; Shenzhen Composite Index down 1.58%; Shanghai Composite Index down 1.39%.

Franklin Templeton’s Australia fixed-income head says the initial market reaction to the US midterms has been a modest shift from equities into bonds and a rise in risk aversion. He warned that if Democrats win control of Congress markets may view this as a constraint on President Trump’s growth agenda, particularly in AI and the resources sector. Traders also increasingly see the RBA as close to ending its tightening cycle; three‑year Australian government bond yields are down about 15bps since early this week.