Bank of Japan minutes: Many members said firms are steadily passing through higher raw-material costs, keeping wholesale inflation elevated.

EU interior ministers and officials met in Germany on Sept. 26 to discuss tighter border controls and enhancing emergency rapid-response capacity. German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt urged creation of an EU rapid-return procedure to address a surge of illegal migrants into the Spanish enclave of Ceuta since late July; Spanish government data show about 10,000 migrants remain in Ceuta.

A-share film and cinema sector posted selective gains at the open; Bona Film Group hit the daily limit, while Huanrui Century, Huazhi Digital Media and Xingfu Lanhai opened higher.