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According to Guru Club, Indonesia's benchmark stock index fell 4.2% to 5,688.574 on June 4, marking its lowest level since December 2020.

According to Yonhap Infomax, on October 13, Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong expanded his stake in the company from 1.58% to 1.75% through a gift of 11.158 million shares (0.17% stake) from his mother, Hong Ra-hee, and an off-market purchase of 7.667 million shares worth approximately 1.9206 trillion won. The combined transactions increased his holdings by 0.28%. His mother's stake correspondingly decreased from 0.99% to 0.82%.

According to Jiangshan Holdings (00295) announcement, the company's solar power stations generated approximately 222,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of electricity during the first nine months of 2026, down 7.05% compared to 238,800 MWh in the same period last year. The group's total installed capacity reached 300 megawatts as of September 30, 2026.

According to Zhitong Finance, China General Nuclear Power (01816) announced that from January to September 2026, the group's total electricity generation reached approximately 189.698 billion kWh, up 3.76% year-over-year. Total grid electricity output was approximately 176.749 billion kWh, representing a 2.65% increase compared to the same period last year.

According to ChainCatcher, cryptocurrency ETP issuer 21Shares launched an Anthropic-linked synthetic ETP on Vienna MTF (multilateral trading facility) today with trading code CLAU. The product gains synthetic exposure to Anthropic through notes issued by FalconX, which are linked to perpetual futures. Investors pay a 1% annual management fee plus financing and funding costs.

According to Anthropic, AI models are 'months away' from developing capabilities to replicate themselves across internet-connected home devices, the company said on Monday (October 12). In tests, Anthropic ran Google's Gemma4-26B-A4B model across 15 Android TV boxes to demonstrate how models could infiltrate insecure devices, use their computing power to run themselves, and spread to other devices without centralized data centers. The company noted such a system would be 'challenging to shut dow

According to Coinglass data, $814 million in crypto futures were liquidated in the past 24 hours as of October 13, with long positions accounting for $686 million and short positions $128 million. Bitcoin longs were hit with $142 million in liquidations versus $50.35 million for shorts, while Ethereum longs saw $143 million liquidated compared to $35.31 million for shorts.

The offshore Chinese yuan (CNY) declined to 6.6945 against the U.S. dollar at the official close today at 4:30 PM Beijing time, down 15 basis points from the previous trading day's official close and 5 basis points from yesterday's night session close.

According to PANews, OpenAI is investigating performance issues with GPT-6.1 today (October 13).

On October 13, onshore yuan closed at 6.6945 against the U.S. dollar, down 15 pips from the previous trading day.

According to Odaily, Bybit launched three stock perpetual futures contracts on October 13: Zcash ETF (ZCSHUSDT), Synopsys (SNPSUSDT), and GRAIL (GRALUSDT), with up to 25x leverage support. Launching contracts are subject to limited-time fee discounts: 0% fee for limit orders and 50% discount for market orders.

According to Binance's official announcement, the exchange will adjust leverage and margin tiers for 13 USDT-margined perpetual contracts, including BLUR, VELODROME, MOVR, COOKIE, CVC, BICO, ARK, RARE, STX, JASMY, WIF, LSK, PTB, and LYN, on October 16, 2026, at 14:30 UTC+8. The update will be completed within one hour.

According to Binance, the exchange will adjust leverage and margin tiers for 14 USDT perpetual contracts on October 16 at 14:30 UTC+8. The affected contracts are BLUR, VELODROME, MOVR, COOKIE, CVC, BICO, ARK, RARE, STX, JASMY, WIF, LSK, PTB, and LYN. The update will be completed within one hour.

According to MSX.COM data, memory and storage stocks declined in pre-market trading today. Micron Technology (MU) fell 2.8%, SanDisk (SNDK) dropped 3%, Western Digital (WDC) declined 3.5%, Seagate Technology (STX) fell 3.1%, and SK Hynix (SKHY) decreased 4.8%.

According to a Morgan Stanley report published on October 13, Samsung and SK Hynix are trading at forward price-to-earnings ratios of just 3 to 4 times, seemingly cheap but masking cycle peak risks. Historically, memory stocks have peaked 4 to 8 months ahead of earnings peaks, Morgan Stanley noted, citing 2008, 2012, and 2018 cycles. Asian memory stocks have surged approximately 9 times since September 2025, with consensus earnings-per-share estimates rising an average of 432%, the report said.

According to BlockBeats, Fed Governor Christopher Waller stated today (October 13) that Trump's threats to the Federal Reserve's independence have not yet succeeded.

According to Bank of America strategists, the debt financing boom for artificial intelligence infrastructure is driving up borrowing costs in developing nations. Emerging market dollar bond yields surged nearly 1 percentage point in the second half of 2026, as Amazon and Alphabet Inc. issued approximately $70 billion in debt combined, while emerging market sovereign bond issuance halved to $45 billion.

According to ChainCatcher and chain analyst Ai 姨 (@ai9684xtpa), a whale transferred 5,170 ETH to Tornado Cash for batched mixing 5 hours ago, worth approximately $12.82 million. The transferred tokens have an unrealized gain of $3.056 million. The transfer purpose remains undisclosed.

According to Goldman Sachs, global crude oil shipping costs surged to $30 per barrel on October 13, up from $4 a year ago, with Middle East routes reaching $35 per barrel. The investment bank attributed the spike primarily to ship-to-ship transfers amid Red Sea attacks and Iran's fleet lockdown, which have intensified shipping market pressures. Shipping and insurance costs through the Strait of Hormuz have widened regional oil price differentials. Murban crude loaded outside Hormuz at Fujairah p

According to Binance Research, pre-IPO perpetual contract activity has recently increased, with growing adoption of tokenized stocks across decentralized finance (DeFi) platforms. CryptoTwitter commentator Richard Teng noted the trend reflects a broader shift in how investors engage with digital assets through tokenized markets.