ChiNext Index fell 1%; Shenzhen Composite and Shanghai Composite each declined 0.4%. MLCC, lab-grown diamond and memory-chip sectors led losses.

Cathie Wood said recent selling in Korean equities reflects programmatic/systematic trading rather than deteriorating fundamentals and that South Korean semiconductor stocks are now in a buy range. She linked the drop to a June peak-and-fall in memory stocks coinciding with a record-high won vs the dollar, saying the combination of price declines and the currency move amplified mechanical programmatic selling. Wood added the pullback also reflects a correction after rapid prior gains, noting that sharp rises in memory chip unit prices have reduced retail demand for electronic devices—a factor she says is already priced in. The Kospi opened down over 3% and had recovered to trade marginally lower at time of reporting.

【2026年10月19日銀行間外匯市場人民幣匯率中間價】 美元/人民幣報6.7208，下調（人民幣升值）12點； 歐元/人民幣報7.5237，上調9點； 港元/人民幣報0.85642，下調1.6點； 英鎊/人民幣報8.9362，上調325點； 澳元/人民幣報4.6700，上調284點； 加元/人民幣報4.7452，上調191點； 100日元/人民幣報4.2480，上調41點； 人民幣/俄羅斯盧布報12.4537，下調615點； 新西蘭元/人民幣報3.7901，上調191點； 人民幣/林吉特報0.60803，上調1.1點； 瑞士法郎/人民幣報8.1377，上調278點； 新加坡元/人民幣報5.2410，上調75點。