Japan-listed Brazil ETF rose 7.6% after Bolsonaro took a lead in the election.

Hong Kong semiconductor sector firmed in early trade; Lanqi Technology (06809.HK) rose over 5%, Tianshu Zhixin (09903.HK) rose over 3%, while Changguang Chenxin (03277.HK) and Huahong Hongli (01347.HK) were also higher.

Between Oct 1 00:00 and Oct 3 24:00, data from the national charging facilities monitoring service platform covering 62,700 highway charging points show 2.9686 million EV charging sessions on highways (daily avg 989,500), up 48.41% YoY. Energy delivered totaled 71.6193 million kWh (daily avg 23.8731 million kWh), up 49.39% YoY. The platform reported strong charging demand and stable highway charging infrastructure operation; holiday green-travel penetration and long‑distance EV travel trends increased.