Oct 15 — Cheung Kong Group (01113.HK) said reports that 98-year-old Li Ka-shing had died are categorically false.

The Baltic Dry Index fell for an eighth consecutive trading day on Wednesday, sliding 134 points (4.78%) to 2,667, its weakest level since July 29. The Capesize index dropped 364 points (9.11%) to 3,630, the lowest since late June; Capesize daily earnings fell $3,302 to $29,417. The Panamax index declined 23 points (0.95%) to 2,409, with Panamax daily earnings down $206 to $21,680. The Supramax index rose 12 points (0.65%) to 1,845, while the Handysize index was unchanged at 1,003.

10月15日盤初，DR007小幅回升至1.3600%，仍低於1.40%的政策利率，顯示資金面整體延續寬鬆，短端流動性較爲充裕。央行今日開展450億元7天期逆回購操作，投標量和中標量均爲450億元，操作利率維持1.40%不變。 -------- 注：短期貨幣市場利率如DR007，反映的是市場資金充裕程度。除了實體經濟貸款利率，股市、債市等金融市場很多交易本質上是靠“貸款”加槓桿，貸款成本就取決於短期資金利率。DR007通常被視爲中國短端利率錨。DR007與央行7天逆回購利率（政策利率）之間的差距就可以看出市場是否缺錢，DR007利率高於政策利率很多，說明市場缺錢，央行可能會出手投放流動性；反之說明市場資金非常寬鬆。