Due to the energy crisis caused by drought, the Ecuadorian government increased daily power outages from 8 hours to 12 hours.

Hang Seng Index futures closed up 1.06% at 18,462 points in the night session, 215 points higher.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ordered Piper Jaffray to pay $2 million for lapses in recordkeeping and oversight.

FAA officials told Congress on Tuesday the agency will hold Boeing Co (BA.N) accountable for effective systems to ensure its aircraft are safe. The FAA said it will improve its safety management system and seek more real-time information on safety trends.

Boeing (BA.N) rose in the short term and is now up 1.8%.

Boeing (BA.N): Increases approval bonus to $6,000.

Boeing (BA.N): (Talking about negotiations with labor) Increase total wages to 30%.

Statoil: Some employees have been evacuated as a precaution, although the Titan platform is not expected to be affected by the storm.

Norfolk Southern (NSC.N): is closely monitoring reports of possible work stoppages at multiple ports on the U.S. East Coast beginning Tuesday, October 1. Norfolk Southern Railway is taking steps to minimize potential operational impacts across the network, including at intermodal facilities.

Market news: The suspect involved in the second attempted assassination of Trump was ordered to be detained awaiting court trial.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center: Tropical Storm John continues to rapidly intensify and is expected to become a major hurricane, bringing destructive winds, dangerous storm surges, and life-threatening flash flooding in parts of southern Mexico.

Israeli military spokesman Hajari: Civil defense instructions have not changed.

Israeli military spokesman Hajari: The Israeli Air Force attacked about 1,300 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon today and is still continuing the attack. The targets mainly include cruise missiles with a range of hundreds of kilometers, heavy rockets with warheads weighing 1,000 kilograms, medium-range rockets with a range of up to 200 kilometers, short-range rockets and armed drones.

Reuters poll: 13 of 26 analysts expect the Colombian central bank to cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 10.25%, while the remaining 13 analysts expect the Colombian central bank to cut its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis points to 10%.

Chevron (CVX.N): Evacuating non-essential personnel from all Gulf of Mexico platforms.

Shell shut down the Appomattox oil platform due to the storm.

U.S. government regulators say the Federal Aviation Administration urgently needs to take action to modernize its aging air traffic control system.

Israeli Defense Minister: Today is an important peak. We have destroyed tens of thousands of (Lebanese Hezbollah) rockets and precision munitions.

IDF: Haifa was hit by five rockets early this evening, no casualties reported.

IDF: The Israeli Air Force has struck more than 1,100 Hezbollah targets in Lebanon so far today.