Japan preliminary composite PMI for Aug 53.4, previous 52.7.

Turkey's major banks index fell 2%.

Fu Xin, Ping An’s deputy general manager and CFO, said at the company’s results briefing on the 21st that recent share-price weakness mainly reflects sector rotation across peers and does not reflect Ping An’s intrinsic value. He urged investors to evaluate the stock by industry, company and value: China’s life-insurance sector is in a golden growth period; Ping An’s strategy is clear and fundamentals are stable; and he expects steady profit and shareholder-return growth to be reflected in the share price over time.