Kremlin spokesman said the ceasefire originally stipulated that areas around the town of Aleppo would remain quiet.

Pertamina Patra Niaga, the commercial and trading arm of state oil firm Pertamina, is seeking cargoes of crude oil and condensate for delivery in Jan-Mar 2027 to its Cilacap and Balikpapan refineries and the Balongan and TPPI Tuban petrochemical complexes. Bids must be submitted by Nov 2 and are valid through Nov 6.

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."