[September 9 lunchtime news selection] 1. As of midday closing, the Shanghai Stock Exchange Index rose 0.24%, the Shenzhen Component Index fell 0.06%, and the ChiNext Index fell 0.34%. 2. Hong Kong stocks closed at noon, the Hang Seng Index ended flat, and the Hang Seng Technology Index fell 0.58%. 3. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that in August, the national consumer price increased by 0.8% year-on-year. On average from January to August, the national consumer price increased by 0.9% compared with the same period last year. 4. Data from the National Bureau of Statistics show that in August, the national industrial producer price increased by 3.8% year-on-year and 0.4% month-on-month. On average from January to August, industrial producer prices increased by 2.0% compared with the same period last year. 5. On September 8, local time, US President Trump signed a proclamation announcing adjustments to the scope of application of the 50% additional ad valorem tariff on some Canadian products. The relevant adjustments will take effect from September 15. 6. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps issued a statement on the 9th saying that in response to the U.S. military’s attack on Iranian oil tankers in the Persian Gulf, the Revolutionary Guards attacked two U.S. warships and eight oil tankers that day, as well as 10 illegal ships.