China's consumer price index rose 1.6 percent in September from a year earlier, falling short of expectations of 1.8 percent and down from August's 2.0 percent.The financial sector is in focus amidst earnings from Bank of America ( BAC ), JP Morgan ( JPM ) and Wells Fargo ( WF ). JPM was mixed, while WF and BAC topped the Street view. JPMorgan ( JPM ) shares were down over 1% pre-market Wednesday after the New York-based bank reported mixed Q3 results and issued guidance for Q4, saying it expects core loan growth to continue at approximately 15% year-on-year.