Encouraging third quarter results from banks and brokerages lifted markets to some extent last Friday, boosting the wider financial sector. The majority of the other sectors declined as losses in infrastructure and industrial stocks continued to weigh on stocks. Meanwhile, stocks in Hong Kong slumped to a two-month low in Friday after fears of a Fed rate hike in December intensified. The Hang Seng lost 0.8% while the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index moved 1% lower.