CSI 300 index futures (IF) front-month contract flat; SSE 50 index futures (IH) front-month contract +0.42%; CSI 500 index futures (IC) front-month contract -0.35%; CSI 1000 index futures (IM) front-month contract -0.53%.

Market sources: Chevron (CVX.N) will restart its Ralston, Iowa biodiesel plant, supported by a feedstock supply agreement with Landus Cooperative.

NDRC National Information Center data show China’s leading indicators improved in October: investment in new infrastructure and emerging industries accelerated and consumption momentum steadied. Nationwide construction machinery utilization rose 0.7 percentage points YoY, with both YoY and MoM growth turning positive for a second consecutive month, indicating faster project construction. Policy follow-through and accelerated progress on major “six networks” projects helped lift investment and improve structure. Bids for new infrastructure tied to computing power and data rose 45.4% YoY; capital investment in frontier areas such as artificial intelligence increased more than threefold YoY. Consumer payments were up 2.6% YoY and an offline consumer activity index rose 1.8% YoY.