ASX briefings — Monday 2 November 2026

ASX 200 futures flat at 8,914 as Intel drops 28.6%; gold falls 3.3% before Tuesday's RBA

ASX 200 futures were down 4 points, or 0.04%, at 8,914 by 8:30am AEDT on 2 November 2026 after the S&P 500 fell 1.82% on Friday. INTC.US lost 28.58% on a guidance miss and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index fell 7.20%. Gold fell 3.29% to US$3,898.90/oz and January Brent rose 2.37% to US$113.43. WBC.AU reported a $7.0 billion cash profit with net interest margin at 1.87%, and the RBA decision is due Tuesday at 2:30pm AEDT.