Japan's Nikkei 225 index rose above 60,000 points, up 2.39% intraday.

US Treasury's latest biweekly report shows foreign investors bought 7-year Treasuries worth $6.18 bln (prior $4.09 bln), 5-year $8.31 bln (prior $7.37 bln), and 2-year $6.96 bln (prior $8.24 bln). Investment funds increased purchases across maturities: 7-year $32.87 bln (prior $32.31 bln), 5-year $52.49 bln (prior $49.22 bln), and 2-year $50.48 bln (prior $49.42 bln).

Interbrand published its 2026 China Best Brands ranking on Nov. 9, estimating total brand value at over CNY3.36 trillion. Financial, consumer and technology brands account for roughly half the list with 39 entries; the financial sector supplies 14 brands, including Ping An, China Construction Bank, ICBC, Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, China Life, China Merchants Bank, China Taiping Insurance, Bank of Communications, Industrial Bank, Shanghai Pudong Development Bank, China CITIC Bank, PICC and China Minsheng Bank.