ICE data showed front-month Dutch wholesale natural gas fell 5.12% to €69.50/MWh.

CLSA said its Sept. 21 data check shows iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max wait times are roughly one week longer year-on-year versus iPhone 17 Pro/Pro Max and 1–2 weeks longer week-on-week. Week-on-week, iPhone 18 Pro waits rose about 1–2 weeks, with China and the UK each up about two weeks; iPhone 18 Pro Max waits were roughly one week longer overall, with the UK up two weeks. CLSA rates Apple Outperform, PT $405; AAC Technologies High-conviction Outperform, PT HK$54.4; BYD Electronic and Lens Technology both Outperform, PTs HK$29.0 and HK$30.7 respectively.

PBOC injected CNY 8 bln via a 7-day reverse repo today; bids matched allotments at CNY 8 bln and the operation rate was 1.40%, unchanged.