At the midday close, China equity index futures: CSI 300 (IF) main contract up 0.83%, SSE 50 (IH) up 1.45%, CSI 500 (IC) up 1.13%, CSI 1000 (IM) up 0.87%.

Indonesia Stock Exchange president said the bourse is committed to advancing market reforms and will provide more detail in shareholder disclosures.

China's National Bureau of Statistics said on Oct. 19 first‑nine‑months GDP exceeded 107 trillion yuan, up 4.6% YoY, in line with the government's full‑year growth target. Economic incremental output for the period totaled 5.7 trillion yuan, the largest first‑nine‑months increase in five years. The NBS spokesman said Q3 YoY growth rose 0.2 percentage point from Q2 and that, by some international agencies' estimates, a 4.6% YoY pace keeps China ahead of other major economies.