China Association of Automobile Manufacturers data on the 12th show Jan–Sep NEV production at 12.483 mln vehicles and sales at 12.472 mln, up 11.0% and 11.1% YoY respectively. NEV new-car share reached 53.6%; CAAM flagged particularly strong performance in overseas markets.

早盤收盤，國內期貨主力合約漲跌不一。碳酸鋰跌超8%，甲醇跌超7%，瀝青跌超5%，對二甲苯、純苯跌超4%，苯乙烯（EB）跌近4%，瓶片、PTA跌超3%。漲幅方面，滬銀、橡膠、20號膠漲超2%，滬錫、鉑漲近2%。

China A-shares closed lower after a weak open. Shanghai Composite fell 0.43%, Shenzhen Composite Index declined 2.03% and the ChiNext lost 2.61%. The media sector outperformed, with Guomai Culture, Guangdian Network, Huanrui Century and Xinhua Wenxuan among stocks hitting daily limit-up. Auto OEMs rallied in the afternoon with SERES at limit-up; PV equipment opened lower then recovered, Shouhang New Energy hit limit-up (20%). Other leading gainers included gaming, wind-power equipment, cross-border payments, banks and insurers. Lagging sectors included precious metals, oilfield services and engineering, real estate services, PCB, lab-grown diamonds and telecom equipment. Turnover across Shanghai and Shenzhen was 1.53 trillion yuan, down about 362.7 bln yuan from the previous session; roughly 1,100 stocks advanced and 4,000 declined.