沙特能源大臣阿卜杜勒阿齊茲·本·薩勒曼在今日於利雅得舉行的世界石油大會開幕式上表示：“沙特的字典裏沒有‘恐懼’這個詞。”

Taiwan Weighted Index opened down 498.92 points (-1.01%) at 48,814.52 on Monday, Oct. 12.

Hong Kong stocks closed mixed after an intraday high above 1% for the HSI. The Hang Seng Index (HSI) ended up 0.25%; the Hang Seng Tech Index fell 0.67%. Mainland bank names were bid—China Merchants Bank (03968.HK) rose over 3%. Stablecoin-themed and biotech names saw gains—01328.HK and 02696.HK each climbed more than 3%. Outperforming sectors included power, Chinese brokerages, marquee internet, lithium batteries and AI. Optical-communications shares extended losses—Cambridge Technology (06166.HK) tumbled over 11% and 06869.HK fell more than 7%. PCB names underperformed—03200.HK dropped over 9%. Chips, mainland property, new-consumption and NEV sectors were also weaker.