REUTERS SURVEY: OPEC's October oil production rose by 1.38 mln bpd from September. OPEC output has reached about 90% of the February level before the Iran war disrupted Middle East exports.

Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Hunter said supply will catch up with demand over time and that AI's long-term impact on inf is likely to be broadly neutral.

Huatai Securities said it completed the third tranche of pledged-repo financing under the securities, fund, insurance company swap facility (SFISF) and carried out stock purchases. The firm said it remains firmly optimistic on China’s long-term economic outlook and will fully utilize SFISF funds to boost allocations to A-shares and ETFs, leveraging policy funding to increase long-term investment in the capital market and support stable market development.