[Selected midday news on October 13] 1. As of midday closing, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.27%, the Shenzhen Composite Index fell 0.78%, and the ChiNext Index fell 0.95%. 2. Hong Kong stocks closed at noon, with the Hang Seng Index down 0.39% and the Hang Seng Technology Index down 1.54%. 3. A number of silicon material companies jointly held a closed-door meeting and agreed that the average cost including tax should not be less than 43,000 yuan per ton. 4. The IMF predicts that global real GDP growth will be 3.1% in 2026 (July forecast was 3.0%). The main reason is that AI investment in key economies has mitigated the impact of energy price shocks. The IMF predicts that global economic growth will be 3.4% in 2027, unchanged from its July forecast (actual growth in 2025 will be 3.5%). 5. South Korea's KOSPI index's decline expanded to 7%, SK Hynix fell more than 9%, and Samsung Electronics fell more than 8%.