[Selected midday news on October 15th] 1. As of midday closing, the Shanghai Composite Index fell by 1.98%, the Shenzhen Composite Index fell by 2.78%, and the ChiNext Index fell by 3.42%. 2. Hong Kong stocks closed at noon, with the Hang Seng Index down 1.47% and the Hang Seng Technology Index down 2.94%. 3. At the 2026 Shanghai Derivatives Market Forum co-organized by the Shanghai Futures Exchange and the China Financial Futures Exchange, He Qingwen, chairman of the China Financial Futures Exchange, delivered a speech and said that preparations for the RMB foreign exchange futures pilot are being solidly advanced to ensure the smooth launch of the pilot; the research and development of stock index futures and option products for the Science and Technology Innovation Board and the Growth Enterprise Market are being accelerated. 4. The 2026 North Bund International Shipping Forum will open on October 20. 5. South Korea’s KOSPI index fell by more than 8%, triggering the circuit breaker mechanism and trading was suspended for 20 minutes. This is the tenth time this year that the South Korean stock market has triggered the circuit breaker mechanism.