What happened in the past 24 hours | October 9, 2026
【Today's Highlights】
1. Online pre-registration for the 2027 National Postgraduate Entrance Examination opened on October 9. Official registration will run from October 15 to 24 this year, and the entrance exam will take place on December 19 and 20. Pre-registration gives candidates a chance to familiarize themselves with the registration process in advance.
2. More than 11,000 new high-power charging facilities have been installed at service areas along national expressways. Reports outlined the rollout of high-power supercharging facilities during this year's National Day holiday, as well as the minutes-long charging experience for people traveling in new energy vehicles.
3. During the autumn recruitment season, many companies are using AI interview tools for the initial screening of large volumes of applicants. They conduct screening with standardized questions and bulk scoring, hoping to shorten interview times.
【A-shares / Chinese Assets】
1. On October 8, stocks with a turnover rate below 3% accounted for 70.61% of A-shares, while those with a turnover rate above 5% accounted for 15.28%. Both proportions edged down from earlier levels.
2. The main lithium carbonate futures contract's intraday loss widened to 4.77%, with the latest price at 115,820 yuan per tonne.
【Overseas Markets】
1. Japan's August household spending data showed that inflation-adjusted spending fell 3.1% year over year, marking a ninth consecutive month of decline. Seasonally adjusted consumption rose 0.1% month over month.
2. A market bulletin at 8:18 a.m. on October 9 reported declines in Japanese chip-related stocks: Kioxia fell 4.5%, SoftBank Group 5.8%, and Renesas Electronics 4.1%.
【Developments to Watch】
1. AI tools and supporting components: The original items covered companies' use of AI interview tools for initial recruitment screening and Lumentum's disclosure of capacity bookings for optoelectronic components. Follow public updates on companies' use of these tools and the supply of related components.
2. Automobiles and mobility services: New high-power charging facilities have been added at service areas along national expressways, Seres released monthly auto production and sales data, and Pony.ai announced its entry into London, UK. Follow public updates on charging infrastructure construction, companies' monthly announcements, and business rollouts.
【Domestic Leads】
1. Nanning Customs issued a notice for its October 2026 “Customs Director Reception Day,” which aims to hear suggestions and opinions from all sectors of society and address practical issues and difficulties.
【Overseas Leads】
1. A BBC Chinese-language explainer on the Arctic notes that there is more than one definition of the Arctic, and that the locations corresponding to some definitions are not fixed.
Source: Compiled from publicly available information on the internet. For research and educational purposes only; this does not constitute investment advice.
【Today's Highlights】
1. Online pre-registration for the 2027 National Postgraduate Entrance Examination opened on October 9. Official registration will run from October 15 to 24 this year, and the entrance exam will take place on December 19 and 20. Pre-registration gives candidates a chance to familiarize themselves with the registration process in advance.
2. More than 11,000 new high-power charging facilities have been installed at service areas along national expressways. Reports outlined the rollout of high-power supercharging facilities during this year's National Day holiday, as well as the minutes-long charging experience for people traveling in new energy vehicles.
3. During the autumn recruitment season, many companies are using AI interview tools for the initial screening of large volumes of applicants. They conduct screening with standardized questions and bulk scoring, hoping to shorten interview times.
【A-shares / Chinese Assets】
1. On October 8, stocks with a turnover rate below 3% accounted for 70.61% of A-shares, while those with a turnover rate above 5% accounted for 15.28%. Both proportions edged down from earlier levels.
2. The main lithium carbonate futures contract's intraday loss widened to 4.77%, with the latest price at 115,820 yuan per tonne.
【Overseas Markets】
1. Japan's August household spending data showed that inflation-adjusted spending fell 3.1% year over year, marking a ninth consecutive month of decline. Seasonally adjusted consumption rose 0.1% month over month.
2. A market bulletin at 8:18 a.m. on October 9 reported declines in Japanese chip-related stocks: Kioxia fell 4.5%, SoftBank Group 5.8%, and Renesas Electronics 4.1%.
【Developments to Watch】
1. AI tools and supporting components: The original items covered companies' use of AI interview tools for initial recruitment screening and Lumentum's disclosure of capacity bookings for optoelectronic components. Follow public updates on companies' use of these tools and the supply of related components.
2. Automobiles and mobility services: New high-power charging facilities have been added at service areas along national expressways, Seres released monthly auto production and sales data, and Pony.ai announced its entry into London, UK. Follow public updates on charging infrastructure construction, companies' monthly announcements, and business rollouts.
【Domestic Leads】
1. Nanning Customs issued a notice for its October 2026 “Customs Director Reception Day,” which aims to hear suggestions and opinions from all sectors of society and address practical issues and difficulties.
【Overseas Leads】
1. A BBC Chinese-language explainer on the Arctic notes that there is more than one definition of the Arctic, and that the locations corresponding to some definitions are not fixed.
Source: Compiled from publicly available information on the internet. For research and educational purposes only; this does not constitute investment advice.