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Lombard Odier stated that South Korea's announcement of relaxed margin lending rules to curb forced stock market sell-offs demonstrates the South Korean authorities' high sensitivity to stock market volatility. This is related to the importance of the memory chip industry to South Korea's overall macroeconomic outlook. Homin Lee, senior macro strategist at the bank, said, "The KOSPI at 5000 points is clearly a very sensitive level for the South Korean government, and this morning's adjustment to margin lending rules further reinforces that assessment." He added, "A sharp drop in stock prices actually increases the South Korean government's room for policy intervention."

On Thursday, local time, facing rising regulatory pressure from Democrats following the US midterm elections, OpenAI renamed its data centers as "computing centers" in its newly released "National Community Convention" and "Computing Park Policy Blueprint." It also announced a policy blueprint promising to cover the costs of new electricity and infrastructure, disclose water and electricity usage data, and allow community participation in project planning. This change not only reshapes its brand image and public perception but also incurs economic costs. However, the name change is unlikely to quell local opposition. In this midterm election, more than 20 local referendums restricting or prohibiting data center construction passed, and the newly elected Democratic governors of Texas, Ohio, and Georgia also advocate for stronger regulation. Some of OpenAI's commitments currently apply primarily to its own owned and operated parks, with limited applicability to partner projects. Opposition to the disorderly expansion of data centers has become a bipartisan issue, and OpenAI's commitments will be meaningless without local government construction permits.

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations of India (FADA) reported that overall automobile retail sales fell 23.8% year-on-year in October.

At the close of the morning session, most domestic futures contracts declined, with propylene falling over 4%, plastics down nearly 4%, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), polypropylene, benzene, eggs, and tin all down over 3%. Polypropylene's monthly average decline exceeded 2%. On the upside, apples rose nearly 5%, coking coal rose nearly 3%, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and red dates rose over 2%, and nickel, rapeseed meal, coking coal, glass, and lithium carbonate all rose over 1%.

Both the Hang Seng Tech Index and the Hang Seng Index narrowed their morning losses. Pruksa Iamthongthong, Head of Asia Pacific Equities at Aberdeen Investments, stated in a report that short-term market volatility may persist as the market assesses potential delays in US data center construction and limitations on computing capacity, but she expects the impact to be manageable over time. She noted, “Even with some investment projects delayed, the structural demand for artificial intelligence and computing power remains strong. Computing deployments can also be shifted between different regions. Hyperscale cloud providers are building infrastructure outside the US, which could benefit Asian companies and supply chains capable of providing additional computing power.”

According to Japan's Kyodo News, Japan's annual electric vehicle sales will surpass 100,000 units for the first time in 2026.