At the 02:30 close, SHFE most-active gold contract fell 1.88% to 870 yuan/gram; SHFE most-active silver contract fell 3.86% to 13,297 yuan/kg; SC crude oil most-active contract rose 1.60% to 713 yuan/barrel.

The Bank of Korea governor said the central bank remains committed to earning the trust of FX market participants.

MOFCOM vice minister Jiang Chenghua said China faces headwinds to attracting foreign investment but international investors remain broadly positive: last month’s 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade drew delegations from 129 countries/regions, 30 international organizations and more than 1,200 government and corporate groups, record highs. He said foreign reinvestment rose to RMB93.99 bln in the first nine months, up 4.7% YoY, with reinvestment projects continuing to land in artificial intelligence, biomedicine, aerospace and green chemical sectors; the latest inward-investment mix shows industries tied to new productive forces are becoming a new FDI track.