New yuan lending

China's new yuan-denominated lending posted stronger–than-expected growth, expanding 154.7 billion yuan from August to reach 857.2 billion yuan ($139.6 billion) in September.

Aggregate social financing, a broad measure of liquidity in the economy from lenders and the shadow banks, rose by 94.5 billion yuan from August but fell 359.8 billion yuan year on year to reach 1.05 trillion yuan in September.

M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 12.9 percent year on year to 120.21 trillion yuan at the end of September, accelerating slightly from a growth of 12.8 percent seen in August.