Japan coincident index preliminary for September 119.5, expected 119.4, prior 118.8.

A-shares opened higher then drifted down in the afternoon. At close Shanghai Composite +0.32%, Shenzhen Composite Index -0.27%, ChiNext -0.27%, STAR 50 +0.30%. Turnover across Shanghai and Shenzhen topped 1.4 trillion yuan. More than 3,100 stocks fell. Coal and components sectors outperformed; PCB, compute-power chips and robotics remained active. PV equipment, hotels & catering and energy metals led declines.

Nov. 9 — China’s foreign ministry said a Pakistani astronaut will fly as a payload specialist on the Shenzhou-24 mission, conduct a short-duration in-orbit stay and return aboard Shenzhou-23. Beijing called the mission the first joint flight between Chinese and foreign astronauts and the first visit by a foreign national to the Chinese space station, describing it as a milestone in China–Pakistan ties as the two mark their 75th diplomatic anniversary and saying it will deepen space and broader cooperation.