CUSTOMS: China imported 10.013 mln tonnes of natural gas in October, down from 10.863 mln tonnes in September.

Google (GOOG.O) will launch two new tensor processing unit (TPU) systems, positioning them as a challenge to NVIDIA. The TPU 8TX and TPU 8I Max are designed to handle more specialized workloads.

On Tuesday a China Southern 1.25x long Kioxia single-stock leveraged product began trading in Hong Kong. The 1.25x gearing is lower than many Hong Kong single-stock leverage products that offer up to 2x exposure. Institutional analyst Rebecca Sin said interest in leveraged semiconductor exposure remains evident—reflected in large inflows to US leveraged semiconductor ETFs—but retail traders typically favour higher‑risk structures, leaving milder 1.25x–1.5x tiers less attractive than 2x–3x products. Tokyo-listed Kioxia has struggled to regain momentum as investors rotate away from AI trades; the broader semiconductor ecosystem is weighed by macro headwinds and geopolitical uncertainty. Kioxia is up over 100% year-to-date but about 75% below its June record high.