Swingfolio Daily
ASX briefings — Friday 24 April 2026
Morning setup and afternoon close recap for Friday 24 April 2026. Observations only — no trade advice.
Friday 24 April 2026
ASX 200 set for flat open; Brent +4.47% overnight on Hormuz mining escalation — 24 April 2026 morning brief
Wall Street closed lower on 23 April 2026 as Iran tensions pushed Brent +4.47% to US$106.47 and dragged the Nasdaq -0.89%. The ASX 200 is set for a flat open on Friday 24 April after Thursday's 8,793.4 close (-0.57%). Gold -0.93%, copper -1.69%, and AUD/USD -0.42% to 0.7131 set up a divergent open for materials and energy, with financials heading into a tenth straight red session.
ASX 200 flat at 8,786.5 as IGO -17.9% offsets SUN +4.5% and oil-led energy — 24 April 2026 afternoon brief
The ASX 200 closed 8,786.5 on 24 April 2026, down 6.9 points (-0.08%), as IGO.AU -17.92% and FMG.AU -5.67% pulled the materials index -1.01% on weak Q3 updates. Energy led (XEJ +1.47%) on Brent's 4.47% overnight move — WDS.AU +2.64%, ORG.AU +2.57%, VEA.AU +2.13%. SUN.AU +4.47% was the large-cap top after locking A$2.4bn of five-year aggregate reinsurance. Financials (XFJ +0.30%) broke a nine-session losing streak.