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Saturday 1 August 2026
ASX 200 ends the week 2.33% higher as an Iran strike pause sinks oil and soft CPI lifts tech
The S&P/ASX 200 closed at 8,976.8 on 31 July 2026, up 2.33% for the week and ending three straight weekly declines. A pause in US and Iranian strikes around the Strait of Hormuz took Brent down 8.70% on Monday, and Wednesday's June-quarter CPI at 3.8% removed August rate-hike pricing. WEB.AU gained 33.07% on a guidance lift and a $90 million buyback; AYA.AU fell 28.55%.
Friday 31 July 2026
ASX 200 points to a 0.9% rebound after Microsoft's biggest day since 2008
SPI 200 futures settled at 9,012.5, up 0.86%, after a technology-led US session took the Nasdaq up 2.78%. Microsoft rose 15.51% on Azure clearing US$100 billion in annual revenue, its largest single-session move since 2008. Gold, silver and copper all closed higher against a US dollar index down 0.82%, while iron ore held at US$98.25 a tonne. Australian PPI and China's July PMI both land at 11:30 AEST.
ASX 200 closes flat at 8,976.8 as a CSL slide cancels out a 1.4% mining rally
The S&P/ASX 200 closed at 8,976.8 on 31 July 2026, up 9.1 points or 0.10%, after a 1.43% rise in Materials ran into a 1.85% fall in Health Care. CSL.AU fell 3.81% with no company announcement, the largest single drag on the index. Australian second-quarter producer prices rose 1.3% against a 0.3% forecast and China's July manufacturing PMI printed 49.2 against 50.0 expected. The index reached 9,053.1 in the first hour and handed back 76.3 points, while the Small Ordinaries gained 1.40%.
Thursday 30 July 2026
ASX 200 futures point 0.50% lower as a hawkish Fed hold lifts the 30-year yield to a 19-year high
ASX SPI 200 futures closed the overnight session at 8,935.5 on 30 July 2026, down 45 points or 0.50%, after the Federal Reserve held its target range at 3.50% to 3.75% with three dissents in favour of a hike. The 30-year Treasury yield rose 10.5 basis points to 5.201%, its highest since July 2007, while the 2-year fell 4 basis points. The Dow fell 2.19%, its worst session since April 2025, as CAT.US lost 6.91% and GS.US 5.09%. Brent settled 7.9% higher at US$90.74 after the US and Iran exchanged military fire, leaving energy the one sector with a positive overnight lead.
ASX 200 closes 0.78% lower at 8,967.7 as a hawkish Fed hold lifts the US 30-year yield to a 19-year high
The S&P/ASX 200 fell 70.9 points to 8,967.7 on 30 July 2026, down 0.78%, ending a three-day rally worth 3.0%. A 9 to 3 Federal Reserve hold left the US 30-year Treasury yield at a 19-year high of 5.143%. Gold miners led the decline as bullion faded from an overnight spike of US$4,166.80/oz to US$4,090.50 by the close. Only energy and information technology closed higher, and 174 of the 234 stocks swept ended lower.
Wednesday 29 July 2026
Tuesday 28 July 2026
ASX 200 to open 0.45% lower on 28 July 2026 as US chip selling offsets Brent's 9.25% slide
The S&P/ASX 200 is called 39 points or 0.45% lower on 28 July 2026 after closing Monday up 1.39% at 8,894.0. Brent settled 9.25% lower at US$87.83 once Washington and Tehran paused strikes, and US chip stocks reversed the technology leg that led Monday's local rally, with SNDK.US down 11.02% and NVDA.US down 4.99%. Gold held at US$4,076.60 an ounce and copper added 1.14%.
ASX 200 reverses to close 0.60% higher at 8,947.8 after Bullock speech
The S&P/ASX 200 closed at 8,947.8 on 28 July 2026, up 53.8 points or 0.60%, after RBA governor Michele Bullock's 1:49pm speech pushed the Australian two-year yield down 6 basis points to 4.61%. The index had traded as low as 8,858.5 before turning to finish at its session high. Financials contributed 31 bps and Health Care 20 bps, against Materials costing 26 bps as gold and lithium names retreated. Viva Energy VEA.AU rose 8.61% on a 9% EBITDA guidance beat, while Korea's KOSPI fell 10.84% in a semiconductor selloff.
Monday 27 July 2026
ASX 200 set to open 0.55% higher as Brent sheds 6% on a pause in US strikes on Iran
SPI futures point the S&P/ASX 200 to open 48 points or 0.55% higher from Friday's 8,772.3 close. Brent crude fell 5.96% to US$91.01 in the weekend session after the US halted a 13-night run of strikes on Iran, putting Friday's ASX energy leaders on the other side of the trade. Nasdaq futures are 1.24% higher and June quarter CPI lands Wednesday at 11:30am AEST.
ASX 200 Rises 1.39% to 8,894 as Brent Unwinds and Tech Leads
The S&P/ASX 200 closed at 8,894.0 on 27 July 2026, up 121.7 points or 1.39%, its highest close since 18 June. A second day of paused US strikes on Iran sent Brent down 6.56% to US$90.43, pulling bond yields lower and lifting every long-duration sector. Information Technology added 4.52% and Materials 2.42%, while Energy fell 2.99% as the only sector in the red. Breadth ran 232 advancers to 52 decliners across the ASX 300.
Saturday 25 July 2026
ASX 200 ends the week down 0.28% as Brent tops US$100 and pulls energy and tech apart
The S&P/ASX 200 finished the week ending 24 July 2026 at 8,772.3, down 0.28%, after attacks on Red Sea shipping pushed Brent crude above US$100 midweek and left it 9.85% higher at US$96.78. Energy rose 6.04% on a cap-weighted basis while technology fell 6.49%, and US 10-year yields added 13.8 basis points to 4.679%. Financials and materials held the index loss to 28 basis points. AU June-quarter CPI and the FOMC decision both land in the week ahead.
Friday 24 July 2026
ASX 200 Set to Open 0.75% Lower as Brent Tops US$100 and AI Spending Guidance Hits Wall Street
SPI futures point to the ASX 200 opening 65 points or 0.75% lower. Brent crude rose 6.88% to US$100.54 after Houthi forces attacked two Saudi tankers in the Red Sea, and the S&P 500 fell 1.21% as Tesla dropped 14.52% and Alphabet 7.13% on capital expenditure plans. Gold fell 2.28% and Australian 10 year yields sit at 4.97% after June employment beat forecast by 61,100 jobs.
ASX 200 falls 0.75% as tech unwind follows Tesla and Alphabet rout; banks cushion
The S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.75% at 8,772.3 on 24 July 2026, as a global unwind in tech and high-growth names followed Wall Street's overnight slide in Tesla and Alphabet. BHP.AU -2.94% and WiseTech WTC.AU -4.64% led the drag, while a big-four bank rally (CBA.AU, NAB.AU, WBC.AU, ANZ.AU up 1.0% to 1.5%) held the loss under a percent. Karoon KAR.AU +10.84% led an energy bid as crude held near US$99.
Thursday 23 July 2026
ASX 200 set to open 0.85% higher near 8,898 as oil hits a six-week high; June jobs at 11:30am
SPI futures point to the ASX 200 opening about 0.85% higher near 8,898 after Brent oil hit a six-week high at US$95.73. Wall Street slipped on tech-earnings caution (Nasdaq -0.57%), with Alphabet down about 5% after-hours on a US$205bn capital-spending guide. June labour force data lands at 11:30am AEST, the RBA's next input before 11 August.
ASX 200 closes +0.18% at 8,839 as miners and uranium offset a 3.3% tech rout
The S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.18% to 8,839, well off an intraday high of 8,924, as Materials (+1.37%) and Energy (+0.98%) offset a 3.32% fall in Info Tech. Paladin Energy jumped 11.61% on a Q4 uranium beat and Generation Development soared 37% on record inflows, while WiseTech fell 6.97% leading a tech rout after Alphabet and Tesla slid on US earnings. June jobs rose 76,300 against a 15,300 forecast, lifting year-end RBA rate-rise odds to 97%.
Wednesday 22 July 2026
ASX 200 set to open higher as Brent tops US$90 on Hormuz strikes
Brent settled at US$91.58 on 21 July 2026, up 2.65% and its first close above US$90 since 11 June, after US forces struck Iran for a 10th consecutive night and a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz. The S&P 500 still rose 0.89% to 7,509.20 and the Nasdaq 1.29%, led by memory makers SNDK.US +14.27% and WDC.US +12.51%. Copper added 3.74% to US$6.535/lb while iron ore slipped to US$98.7/t, splitting the ASX miners. SPI futures point to a 0.25% higher open from 8,793.3.
ASX 200 +0.34% to 8,823 as copper lifts BHP and the gold miners run
The S&P/ASX 200 closed at 8,823.0 on 22 July 2026, up 29.7 points or 0.34%. Copper settled 2.97% higher overnight at US$6.56/lb, lifting BHP.AU +2.52%, RIO.AU +2.53% and S32.AU +4.60%, while 14 large-cap gold miners averaged +4.96%. Healthcare fell after a 100% US duty on imported generic drugs from August 2028, with COH.AU -4.92% and CSL.AU -2.83%. Paladin Energy PDN.AU rose 6.66% on a June-quarter uranium beat; Lynas LYC.AU fell 3.63% on an NdPr production miss.
Tuesday 21 July 2026
ASX 200 faces a soft open as Apple slides 2.1% and US yields climb
Wall Street faded a chip-led rally into Monday's close, with Apple down 2.14% on a margin warning and the US 10-year yield up to 4.598%. The ASX 200, which closed Monday at 8,791.3, opens Tuesday against a soft US lead, with energy supported by Brent near US$89 and Materials still capped by BHP's FY27 copper guidance cut.
ASX 200 finishes flat at 8,793 as gold miners rebound and banks slip
The S&P/ASX 200 closed at 8,793.3 on 21 July 2026, up 2.0 points or 0.02%. Brent fell 0.82% to US$88.49, easing bond yield pressure and sending gold futures 1.49% higher to US$4,075.80/oz, which lifted the gold sub-index 3.64%. Financials fell 0.71% and healthcare 1.05%, cancelling most of the gain. Breadth split 134 advancers to 145 decliners on the ASX 300.
Monday 20 July 2026
ASX 200 futures point 0.6% higher as Brent gaps above US$90 on the Sunday reopen
S&P/ASX 200 futures point to a 55-point open, about 0.6% above Friday's 8,796.7 close, after Brent gapped 3.16% to US$90.88 on the Sunday reopen and US futures steadied. Friday's Wall Street session sent the Nasdaq down 1.40% on a semiconductor selloff, and gold at US$4,002.80 sits US$3 above the US$4,000 level after AU gold miners fell more than 4%.
ASX 200 closes flat at 8,791 as energy offsets a technology slide
The S&P/ASX 200 finished at 8,791.3, down 5.4 points or 0.06%, as an average 2.03% gain across energy names offset a 2.49% technology slide that followed the Nasdaq Composite down 1.40% on Friday. South32 rose 4.62% on a June-quarter beat and a US$5.6 billion aluminium sale to Alcoa. EQ Resources jumped 34.09% after Andrew Forrest bought a 16.8% stake.
Saturday 18 July 2026
ASX 200 ends week flat as an oil shock lifts energy and sinks the miners
The S&P/ASX 200 ended the week to 17 July 2026 flat at 8,796.7 (-0.11%), masking a sharp sector split. A US-Iran escalation drove Brent up 15.9% and lifted energy, while gold, uranium and lithium miners were sold off hard. Wall Street fell on a semiconductor rout, with the Nasdaq down 2.9% and the VIX up a quarter.
Friday 17 July 2026
ASX 200 opens Friday against a semiconductor-led Nasdaq fall
The Nasdaq Composite closed down 1.47% at 25,881.95 after Taiwan Semiconductor raised full-year capital spending guidance to US$60bn to US$64bn and semiconductor shares fell. Alphabet dropped 4.44% on a reported Gemini 3.5 Pro delay, while Apple rose 1.76% and Microsoft 1.38%, holding the Dow to -0.20%. SPI futures point the ASX 200 open 26 points or 0.3% lower. Brent added 0.82% to US$84.92 on Iran supply concerns, gold eased 0.30% and AUD/USD sits at 0.6998. No Australian data is scheduled today.
ASX 200 slips 0.50% to 8,796.7 as a mining rout overwhelms seven rising sectors
The S&P/ASX 200 fell 44.0 points to 8,796.7 on 17 July 2026, down 0.50%, even though seven of eleven sectors rose. BHP.AU -2.71% cost the index about 30 bps on soft FY27 copper guidance, and all 14 gold miners fell as spot bullion sat under US$4,000. Energy, staples, telcos, utilities and REITs handed back about 27 bps. Australia's negligible semiconductor weighting spared it the chip selling that sent the Nikkei 225 down 4.03%.
Thursday 16 July 2026
ASX 200 set to open 0.15% higher as softer US inflation lifts tech and gold: 16 July 2026
Wall Street closed higher on a softer US wholesale inflation print, the S&P 500 up 0.38% and the Nasdaq up 0.62% as Apple hit a record high on China AI approval. ASX SPI 200 futures point to a 0.15% higher open. Gold held near US$4,069, iron ore stayed firm near US$99 a tonne, and AUD/USD climbed above 0.70, a mild headwind for offshore earners.
ASX 200 ends flat at 8,840.7 as CBA cancels out BHP's copper guidance cut
The S&P/ASX 200 finished at 8,840.7 on 16 July 2026, down 0.4 points, as a 1.84% gain in CBA.AU offset a 2.34% fall in BHP.AU after the miner guided FY27 copper output 12% below FY26 at the midpoint. Financials rose in 19 of 26 names priced; critical minerals and energy fell. Breadth was positive at 116 advancers to 91 decliners despite the flat close.
Wednesday 15 July 2026
ASX 200 faces a split open: soft US CPI lifts Nasdaq 0.90%, Brent holds near US$85
US June CPI cooled to 3.5% against a 3.8% consensus, lifting the Nasdaq 0.90% and easing the 10-year Treasury yield to 4.585%. Brent held US$85.45 near a one-month high after the US reimposed its Iran naval blockade, and the AUD firmed to 0.6976. The ASX 200 opens from Tuesday's 8,808.5 close split between an energy and iron-ore bid and a drag on rate-sensitive banks and REITs.
ASX 200 closes +0.37% at 8,841 as BHP powers a materials-led session
The ASX 200 rose 0.37% to 8,841.1 as BHP.AU (+3.15%) and the broader miners led on firmer copper and iron ore above US$100 a tonne, offsetting weakness in gold miners, healthcare and tech. Breadth was narrow at 105 advancers to 95 decliners, and a soft US CPI print overnight pushed the US 10-year yield down to 4.585%.
Tuesday 14 July 2026
ASX 200 futures flat as oil jumps 9% and chips lead Wall Street lower: 14 July 2026
S&P/ASX 200 futures point to a near-flat open, down 8 points or 0.09%, as a 9% jump in crude oil and stronger energy stocks offset a second straight semiconductor selloff and a 2.8% fall in gold. Wall Street closed lower with the Nasdaq off 1.55% and the VIX up 14% to 17.2, and local gold and materials names take a soft lead into the open.
ASX 200 ends flat at 8,808 as an oil-fired energy rally offsets a bank and uranium slide (14 July 2026)
The S&P/ASX 200 finished flat at 8,808.5 on 14 July 2026. Energy and coal rose 2.6% on Brent’s Hormuz-driven spike, offsetting a slide in banks, staples and uranium names. Stanmore gained 8.1% and Kingsgate fell 16.1%.
Monday 13 July 2026
ASX 200 set to open 0.5% higher as renewed US-Iran strikes send Brent up 3.5% and lift energy
The S&P/ASX 200 is indicated to open about 43 points or 0.5% higher after Wall Street closed higher on Friday (S&P 500 +0.42%). A weekend escalation in the US-Iran conflict lifted Brent crude 3.51% to US$78.68 and WTI 3.47% to US$73.89, supporting energy names, while gold slipped 0.50% to US$4,093 and US equity futures pointed 0.3% to 0.5% lower.
ASX 200 closes flat as banks and oil offset a tech and gold selloff
The ASX 200 finished at 8,808.5 on 13 July 2026, up 0.03%, as a defensive rotation into banks and energy offset weakness in technology, healthcare, gold and lithium. A fourth round of US strikes on Iran pushed Brent crude up 3.80% and lifted fuel names, while Nasdaq futures down 1.27% pressured local tech.
Saturday 11 July 2026
ASX 200 slips 0.4% as an oil shock lifts energy and sinks the miners
The ASX 200 fell 0.4% over the week to 8,806 as an oil-supply scare split the market: energy names rallied while lithium, gold and rare-earth miners were sold hard. Wall Street closed the week higher and the RBA stayed on hold at 4.35%.
Friday 10 July 2026
ASX 200 set to open 8 points higher as a chip rally lifts the Nasdaq 1.30% and gold reclaims US$4,133
The S&P 500 rose 0.81% to 7,543.64 and the Nasdaq Composite 1.30% to 26,206.89 on a semiconductor rally, after SK Hynix's Nasdaq listing drew more than seven times the shares on offer. Lumentum LITE.US gained 11.13% and Arm ARM.US 9.20%, while Nvidia NVDA.US fell 0.66%. SPI futures point to an ASX 200 open 8 points higher after four straight declines. Gold settled 1.52% higher at US$4,132.90 an ounce and Brent fell 2.63% to US$75.97, splitting the leads for local gold miners and energy producers.
ASX 200 closes 0.50% higher at 8,806 as miners snap a four-day slide
S&P/ASX 200 closed at 8,806.0 on 10 July 2026, up 43.5 points or 0.50%, ending a four-session losing streak. Materials rose 2.32%, worth about 45 basis points of the move, after copper, aluminium, zinc and silver all rose overnight and Australia agreed to sell uranium to India. SLX.AU gained 9.40% and BVS.AU 15.12% on a guidance upgrade. Health Care fell 1.96%, with CSL.AU down 2.10% and PME.AU 6.34%.