Futures are still trying to point this market up. People are now beginning to say this market could reach 11,000 by the year end.

Especially ahead of the National People Congress [beginning November 7] with power structure changes -- who's in, who's out and what scores are being settled -- some of the recent scandals have raised the question: whether someone is being prosecuted because it was a sign of a loss of some power or potential loss of power by a particular faction in the government?

You can't just get people to suddenly discover integrity overnight.

It's been a bit volatile today. People are selling into strength and buying into weakness.

Hong Kong took a lead from Wall Street, Tokyo and other overseas markets, and this explains gains this morning.

The Hong Kong market takes the lead from Wall Street and, to a lesser extent, other overseas markets such as Tokyo.