ASX briefings — Thursday 10 September 2026

ASX 200 set to open 1% lower as Brent tops US$102 and the Fed call flips to a hike

SPI futures point to the S&P/ASX 200 opening about 88 points or 1% lower on 10 September 2026. Brent reached US$102.06 after a 3.8% US-session gain on US and Iranian tanker strikes in the Strait of Hormuz, and the US 10-year Treasury yield hit 4.837% as traders moved the 15 to 16 September FOMC call from hold to a 25 basis point hike. META.US closed up 6.55% at $653.69 on its Muse AI agent launch. Europe fell harder than Wall Street: FTSE 100 -1.31%, STOXX 600 -1.41%.