Kremlin says Russia-Serbia relations will continue to develop despite Vucic's departure.

China's National Bureau of Statistics said Jan–Aug 2026 profits at industrial enterprises above designated size improved. Raw-materials manufacturing profits rose 47.3% YoY, contributing 6.2 percentage points to overall profit growth for above-designated-size industrial enterprises. Rising international crude and nonferrous metals prices boosted related sectors: chemical industry profits +51.0% YoY, nonferrous metals +82.9% YoY. Petroleum processing swung from loss to profit, recording total profits of 56.29 bln yuan, NBS Industrial Department chief statistician Yu Weining said.

Huatai Securities' A-share strategy sees the market in a consolidation/recovery phase; prior correction has relieved valuation and trading risk, raising the odds of a pre-holiday rebound, but US jobs and PMI releases over the holiday increase event risk. Positioning should favor high earnings visibility and relatively fully digested valuations: within tech, prioritize optical communications, PCB and select domestic compute leaders and cut exposure to earnings-downgrade risk and pure-theme names. Also consider underallocated chemicals and paper chains where price spreads have improved, and use dividend-yielding assets as portfolio stabilizers. Ahead of the holiday keep fundamentally strong core holdings, trim high-volatility trading positions; stock selection matters more than gross exposure.