GigaDevice said it has repurchased 3.0086 mln A shares via centralized bidding, equal to 0.43% of total share capital. Repurchase prices ranged from 271.43 yuan to 411.95 yuan per share, with an average price of 370.64 yuan. Total consideration paid was 1.1151 bln yuan, excluding transaction fees.

Jefferies global economist Mohit Kumar says the firm maintains a bullish view on 5-year U.S. Treasuries (expects yields to fall). Jefferies continues to see fewer actual rate hikes from major central banks than markets currently price. Consistent with consensus, Jefferies expects the Fed on Wednesday and the ECB on Thursday will not raise rates. Kumar: "We still expect the Fed and ECB to each hike once in December. By the March meetings our base case is that oil will have begun to decline, removing the need for further rate hikes."

伊朗表示，核活動將在不擴散核武器條約框架內繼續進行。