European equities opened higher on Friday: FTSE 100 up 19.20 points (0.18%) at 10,628.12; CAC 40 up 43.39 points (0.53%) at 8,160.15; IBEX 35 up 115.12 points (0.59%) at 19,774.92; FTSE MIB up 317.10 points (0.61%) at 52,124.50; Euro Stoxx 50 up 29.98 points (0.48%) at 6,298.95; DAX up 67.34 points (0.27%) at 25,468.57.

伊拉克國際石油運輸公司(IOTC)發佈了爲期180天的油輪招標，招標兩艘油輪通過霍爾木茲海峽。

Zhengzhou Customs said Henan’s Jan–Aug goods trade totaled 703.25 bln yuan, the first Jan–Aug period on record above 700 bln, up 27.6% YoY. Exports were 424.75 bln yuan (+16.6%); imports 278.5 bln yuan (+49%). August trade was 94.32 bln yuan, up 40.9% YoY, with exports 52.32 bln (+30.8%) and imports 42.0 bln (+56.1%). Monthly trade growth has recorded double‑digit YoY gains for eight consecutive months.