BMW says about 1 million vehicles have been moved and guided autonomously inside BMW Group plants using in-plant autonomous driving (AFW) technology.

US FHFA house price index MoM +0.3% in August; July revised to +0.2% from +0.3%.

Since Oct. 8, eight Sci‑Tech 50 constituents disclosed new share buyback proposals with a combined upper limit of CNY 2.65 bln, including CHINA'S CPU MAKER HAIGUANG. In total, 13 Sci‑Tech 50 constituents are currently executing buyback programs with an aggregate cap of CNY 5.08 bln; CNY 1.04 bln has been repurchased to date. Separately, one Sci‑Tech 50 company, Longxin Zhongke, has a controlling‑shareholder share‑purchase plan of no less than CNY 5.0 mln and no more than CNY 6.0 mln over six months (upper limit CNY 6.0 mln).