Mingyang Smart Energy said at its 3Q26 results briefing that earlier low-priced orders are expected to be largely cleared within 2026. With winning bid prices stabilizing and recovering and order mix improving, profitability on subsequent deliveries is expected to continue improving.

Taiwan's benchmark index rose as much as 6.6% intraday—its biggest one-day gain since July—and closed nearly 5% higher. TSMC, which accounts for roughly 40% of the index's weighting, climbed more than 7% intraday as investors rotated back into tech after last week's AI-related sell-off; semiconductor names led gains across East Asia. Currencies were more subdued: the South Korean won outperformed, strengthening to 1,356.20 per USD. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group analysts said Asian FX is increasingly driven by the global tech cycle and cross-border portfolio flows, with the won especially sensitive to semiconductor performance. Philippine assets came under pressure after data showed economic growth slowed for a fifth consecutive quarter. Indonesian equities gained about 1% but were capped by investor concern over continued inclusion in the MSCI Emerging Markets index; the rupiah weakened to 18,105 per USD, near this year's low of 18,190.

The regional governor said a refinery in Russia's Leningrad region caught fire after a drone attack.