CITIGROUP (C.N) Q3 fixed income, currencies and commodities sales and trading revenue $4.39bn versus $4.26bn expected.

Kazakhstan's oil production fell 8.3% year-on-year to 69.4 mln tonnes in January–September, the Kazakh Ministry of Economy said.

China's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs convened a national meeting to accelerate modernization of the state-farm (agricultural reclamation) system, directing reclamation areas to serve as demonstration zones and lead basic agricultural modernization. Priorities are: align with the goal of building a strong agricultural nation; prioritize large-scale modern agriculture; make national grain security and stable supply of key agricultural products the core task; and advance group-based, enterprise-style reform of reclamation-area farms as the main reform thrust. Implementation will focus on upgrading equipment, technology, industrial scale and operational management; integrating resource and asset portfolios and promoting industrial upgrading to strengthen endogenous capacity and overall competitiveness. The ministry ordered targeted, phased implementation — including the state-farm modern agriculture 'three major construction' initiatives and deeper reform plans — with strengthened leadership and enhanced policy support.