Euro area M3 money supply YoY for August 3.5% (consensus 3.5%; July 3.4%).

US four-week moving average of initial jobless claims for week ended Sep 19: 202,250; prior average revised from 203,250 to 204,000.

By midday trade, the Hang Seng Index (HSI) was down 1.69% and the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 2.14%. Large tech names broadly lower: Xiaomi Group (01810.HK) down >3%; Alibaba (09988.HK), Baidu (09888.HK), Meituan (03690.HK) and JD.com (09618.HK) each down >2%. Property names underperformed: Country Garden (02007.HK) -4.8%, China Vanke (02202.HK) -5.6%. Losses were concentrated in power equipment, gaming software, physical AI and new-energy vehicle makers.