CME withdraws application to launch a round-the-clock 10-barrel crude oil futures contract.

China Railway Shanghai Group said passenger flows on the Yangtze River Delta rail network remain elevated, with about 4.0 mln passengers expected on Oct. 2. On Oct. 1 the network carried 4.427 mln passengers, topping the previous Oct. 1 holiday record of 4.205 mln and setting a new single‑day holiday high; Shanghai Railway Station handled 852,000 passengers, a station record. Since the Sept. 23 start of Mid‑Autumn/National Day travel through Oct. 1, cumulative regional rail traffic reached 29.459 mln passengers, averaging roughly 3.273 mln per day.

Japan's finance minister Katayama said there are about 200 existing funds with combined assets of roughly 7 trillion yen.