US Oct New York Fed manufacturing Prices Received Index 30.6; prior 28.1.

On the 15th South Korean shares fell sharply and the KOSDAQ dropped over 8%, triggering a level-1 circuit breaker at about 11:23:13 Beijing time. The Korea Exchange halted trading for 20 minutes, suspended new order submissions while allowing cancellations. KRX rule: a level-1 trigger occurs when KOSPI or KOSDAQ falls 8%+ from the prior close and the move persists for one minute. This is the first KOSDAQ level-1 trigger since July 29. Trading has been reinstated; the market will run a 10-minute call auction and is due to fully reopen at about 11:53:13 Beijing time.

Oct 15 midday — Cheung Kong Group issued a statement denying media reports that senior adviser Li Ka-shing had died. The group said mainland self-media posts citing Hong Kong’s Ta Kung Pao were "absolutely untrue" and strongly condemned the fabrication of fake news.