International crude extended losses: Brent crude down more than 10% intraday at $93.27/bbl, WTI down more than 9% at $87.05/bbl.

選舉預測機構決策臺總部（DDHQ）：美國共和黨人湯米·圖伯維爾預計贏得阿拉巴馬州州長選舉。

CPC Political Bureau member and Central Foreign Affairs Office director Wang Yi met in Beijing on the 5th with a Workers' Party of Korea delegation led by WPK Political Bureau member, Central Committee secretary and International Department head Kim Song-nam. Wang cited Xi's June state visit to N. Korea, said China will work with Pyongyang to implement the top leaders' consensus and push bilateral ties to become deeper and more substantive, and briefed the delegation on the main outcomes of the CPC 20th Central Committee's Fifth Plenum. Kim said N. Korea is willing to follow the leaders' guidance and cooperate with China to develop bilateral friendship.