[Selected midday news on October 26] 1. As of midday closing, the Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.18%, the Shenzhen Composite Index fell 1.05%, and the ChiNext Index fell 1.65%. 2. Hong Kong stocks closed at noon, with the Hang Seng Index up 0.44% and the Hang Seng Technology Index down 0.37%. 3. As of October 23, the total financing balance of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets was 2.394822 billion yuan, a decrease of 24.278 billion yuan from the previous trading day. 4. SK Hynix responded that it “plans to distribute special dividends of nearly US$12 billion”: It is considering a variety of shareholder return options and has not yet made a decision. 5. In the second round of voting in the Brazilian presidential election held on the 25th local time, Labor Party candidate and current President Lula defeated Flavio Bolsonaro, the Liberal Party candidate and son of former President Jair Bolsonaro, and was elected as the new President of Brazil.