Large exchange-traded funds focused on China were higher, though returns are mixed: the iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI) was up 1.3% in early trading, the Guggenheim China Technology ETF (CQQQ) was up 1.8% and the VanEck Vectors ChinaAMC CSI 300 ETF (PEK) was flat. Measures of consumer prices and producer input costs - CPI and PPI - beat expectations overall by "some" margin in August, despite some pockets of weakness. The Vangaurd FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) rose nearly 1%.