Swingfolio Daily
ASX briefings — Tuesday 15 September 2026
Morning setup and afternoon close recap for Tuesday 15 September 2026. Observations only — no trade advice.
Tuesday 15 September 2026
ASX 200 futures fall 0.2% to 8,731 as chip stocks drop 5.86% on the AI slowdown call and the US 10-year touches 5%
S&P/ASX 200 futures traded at 8,731 on 15 September 2026, 0.2% below Monday's 8,749.9 close, after the PHLX Semiconductor index fell 5.86% on Dario Amodei's call to slow AI development and the S&P 500 lost 0.48% to 7,619.98. Software rose, with IGV.US +5.04% and ZS.US +16.52%. The US 10-year touched 5.012% before closing at 4.961%, and a 25 bp Fed hike on Thursday is about 90% priced. Brent settled 1.02% higher at US$105.68 with Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline shut; December gold settled 1.29% lower.
ASX 200 falls 0.88% to 8,672.5, its lowest close since 12 June, as miners and banks drop with Australian 10-year yields at a 2011 high
The S&P/ASX 200 closed at 8,672.5 on 15 September 2026, down 77.4 points or 0.88%, its lowest close since 12 June. Materials (-2.21%, BHP.AU -2.21%, RIO.AU -2.20%) took about 46 bps and Financials (-1.08%, CBA.AU -1.59%, MQG.AU -2.45%) about 33 bps as Australia's 10-year yield rose to 5.40%, the highest since May 2011, and Brent gained 1.67% to US$107.44. Health Care (+1.50%) returned about 14 bps as TLX.AU rose 8.63% after the FDA approved Pixclara. Decliners led advancers 664 to 403 across the exchange before Thursday's Fed decision.