市場消息：烏克蘭批准了關於提高外國包裹稅費的關鍵法案，這是獲得歐盟和國際貨幣基金組織資金的關鍵。

Hong Kong stocks traded lower into the midday close. The HSI fell 1.47% at noon and the Hang Seng TECH Index was down 2.94% after an intraday drop of more than 3%. Storage-related names led losses: Southern 2x Long SK Hynix (07709.HK) tumbled over 23% and Lanqi Technology (06809.HK) fell more than 11%. Optical-communications stocks slid — Yangtze Optical Fibre & Cable (06869.HK) dropped over 13% and Cambridge Technology (06166.HK) fell about 10%. PCB players weakened, with Dazu CNC down nearly 10% and Kingboard Laminates (01888.HK) off more than 8%. Power equipment, ports & shipping, liquid cooling, logistics, coal and airlines were also among the worst-performing sectors.

美國勞工統計局數據顯示，美國9月季調後能源通脹環比增長5.2%，8月爲增長2.1%；其中，能源大宗商品通脹環比增長9.3%，8月爲增長4.2%，汽油通脹環比增長9.1%，8月爲增長3.9%，燃料油通脹環比增長15.3%，8月爲增長10.1%。8月未季調能源通脹同比增長20.4%，8月爲增長16.3%；其中，能源大宗商品通脹同比增長35.3%，8月爲增長28.0%，汽油通脹同比增長34.2%，8月爲增長27.4%，燃料油通脹同比增長74.2%，8月爲增長52%。