South African president said exclusion from U.S. trade preferences under the African Growth and Opportunity Act is a negative for South Africa and called for a greater focus on bilateral trade agreements.

上證50股指期貨（IH）主力合約日內漲超2.00%，現報2780.8點。

Democrats won Texas governor, a U.S. Senate seat and multiple state offices in the midterms — the first Democratic sweep in the state in 32 years. Early counts show Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico leading Ken Paxton 55% to 43% and state representative Gina Hinojosa leading incumbent Governor Greg Abbott 53% to 46%. The result reflected voter dissatisfaction with Trump and centered on rising living costs, tariff-driven price increases and the Iran war; Republican efforts to shift focus to cultural issues underperformed. Democrat campaigns ran relatively moderate platforms emphasizing the economy and public education. Elon Musk-backed PACs spent more than $205 mln in Texas contests this year but failed to stop Democratic advances, including gains in traditionally Republican rural areas and among Latino voters.