ASX briefings — Tuesday 3 November 2026

ASX 200 futures +0.62% as Brent falls 8.2% on US-Iran talks; RBA decision due at 2:30pm AEDT

ASX 200 futures were up 55 points, or 0.62%, at about 8,921 by 8:29am AEDT on 3 November 2026 after January Brent fell 8.16% to US$104.17 when Iran approved talks with Washington. The S&P 500 lost 0.51% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor index 3.37%, with MRVL.US -12.72% and ORCL.US -8.76%. Gold rose 1.44% to US$3,954.90/oz and AUD/USD traded at 0.6998. The RBA decides at 2:30pm AEDT, with a 25 bps rise to 4.85% about 80% priced.