Emerging markets have had a good run — the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is up 7.5% this month — with sentiment given a lift by China's stimulus and the Federal Reserve’s 50 basis point interest rate cut on Sept. 18. And still the sector remains undervalued and underowned, according to a team of analysts at JPMorgan.

The S&P 500 and Dow industrials edged lower on Monday, but were poised to log quarterly gains. The Nasdaq Composite ticked up.

The Cboe Volatility Index had receded to its lowest level of the month by early Thursday, signaling that investors' fears of another imminent stock-market blowup have abated. But futures contracts tied to the index are telling a different story,

Chinese equities on Monday posted their single best day since the 2008 global financial crisis as investors raised their bets on increased momentum from a stimulus package promised by Beijing. China’s blue-chip CSI 300 index of Shanghai- and Shenzhen-listed companies soared 8.

Asian equities were lower, except for Mainland China and Hong Kong, as the former posted one of the all-time greatest days, while the latter had a good session, led by growth stocks and sectors.

China stocks rallied to their best day in 16 years, with related U.S. ETFs also soaring after recent economic stimulus buoyed investor optimism in the market. The Shanghai Composite rallied 8.06% in its best day since September 2008,

Chinese stocks rally after government stimulus - witness the best day since 2008. The Shanghai Composite had surged 8% in trade today on the back of the People's Bank of China's stimulus. It has unveiled its biggest stimulus since COVID-19.