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ASX briefings — Tuesday 22 September 2026
Morning setup and afternoon close recap for Tuesday 22 September 2026. Observations only — no trade advice.
Tuesday 22 September 2026
ASX 200 morning brief, 22 September 2026: chip rally, crude slide, Bullock at 1pm
The S&P 500 closed 1.49% higher at 7,764.70 and the Nasdaq set a record 27,122.09 (+2.26%) as INTC.US gained 12.14% and AMD.US 9.95%. META.US rose 11.43%. Front-month WTI settled 4.51% lower at US$95.78 and gold 0.93% lower at US$4,383.90, while copper added 2.23%. SPI futures point to a 0.3% ASX 200 open. RBA Governor Bullock speaks at CEDA at 13:00 AEST, seven days before a board meeting where markets price 86% odds of a 25 basis point increase to 4.60%.
ASX 200 closes at 8,757.8, up 0.30%, as technology gains outrun a rate-hike drag on banks
The S&P/ASX 200 closed at 8,757.8 on 22 September 2026, up 25.9 points or 0.30%, after the NASDAQ Composite closed 2.26% higher overnight. Information technology rose 2.67% and materials 0.58%, together about 22 bps of the 30 bps index move. Financials, energy and utilities took about 11 bps off it ahead of a cash-rate decision the market prices near 90%.