The Economic Information Daily reported on the 20th that Japan will release trade data and the UK will release CPI, which are expected to be the market focus on Wednesday (21st).

There are no significant economic events in various countries. Regarding data, at 7:50am (Hong Kong time, same below) on Wednesday (21st), Japan will release September exports, with the year-on-year increase expected to widen from 19.3% to 21.3%; the year-on-year increase in September imports is expected to narrow from 28% to 20.4%; the September trade balance is expected to narrow from a deficit of 1.1119 trillion yen to a deficit of 210.4 billion yen. At 2:00pm, the UK will release September consumer price index, with the month-on-month increase expected to narrow from 0.5% to 0.3%, and the year-on-year increase expected to widen from 3.1% to 3.4%; the year-on-year increase in September core consumer price index is expected to widen from 2.6% to 2.8%. At 4:30pm, the UK will release August house price index.

In Hong Kong, companies scheduled to announce earnings tomorrow include China State Construction International (03311), etc.

In addition, Sunwah Technology (02476) will have lock-up shares from cornerstone investors released tomorrow.

Furthermore, the South Korean central bank will announce its interest rate decision on Thursday (22nd). (wa)