摩根大通亞太股票衍生品策略團隊報告指出，9月韓國市場的波動率結構出現實質變化：上市期權賣出規模的增加，超過了槓桿ETF殘餘的空頭Gamma壓力，交易商在韓國股票上的Gamma頭寸轉爲淨多頭，約4.3億美元，爲過去一年中最長的Gamma頭寸。報告認爲，這標誌着市場從槓桿ETF驅動的單邊Gamma機制，轉向更平衡的雙向流動環境。 偏度給出了另一層信號：KOSPI2指數3個月40d–20d看漲期權偏度已深度轉負至-2%，爲五年最低，三星電子與SK海力士的看漲偏度也接近歷史低位。同時，兩隻芯片股的2個月期權凸性升至7%，創紀錄高位——兩翼隱含波動率被大幅重定價。

After Tata Consultancy Services’ results, HCL Technologies and Tech Mahindra are due to report. Analysts say clients remain cautious on non-essential IT projects, keeping sector growth subdued. Accenture’s recent results suggest spending is not decreasing but reallocating to large, AI-led transformational projects. On Thursday TCS beat profit expectations, but constant-currency revenue rose only 0.5% QoQ. Brokerage Nuvama says the IT sector has materially underperformed the broader market over the past nine months, driven by negative sentiment around generative AI platform companies and uncertainty tied to the Gulf conflict, but still views the IT services model as durable and generative AI as a longer-term opportunity.

UNCTAD's 2026 Trade and Development Report projects global GDP growth of 2.6% in 2026, down from 2.9% in 2025. Growth in developing economies is forecast to slow to 4.0% from 4.7% last year. Asia is expected to supply 59% of global growth in 2026; UNCTAD identifies East Asia as central to rapid expansion in semiconductors and advanced computing manufacturing. The report says AI-related goods have become a major driver of merchandise trade but cautions that growth in AI trade will not automatically deliver broad development gains.