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Thursday 9 July 2026
ASX 200 set to open 0.55% lower as Iran tensions lift oil and drag the Dow down 1.1%
The S&P/ASX 200 is set to open 0.55% lower on Thursday, with SPI futures 47 points down, after President Trump called the Iran ceasefire over and lifted Brent crude 5.2% while the Dow fell 1.1%. Gold slipped 1.5% to about US$4,097 an ounce, weighing on local gold miners, while firmer oil supports energy names WDS.AU and STO.AU at the open.
ASX 200 slips to 8,762.5 as a Rio Tinto downgrade drags miners and an oil surge lifts energy
The S&P/ASX 200 fell 22.6 points to 8,762.5, a fourth straight decline. Materials dropped 1.48% after Morgan Stanley cut Rio Tinto to Underweight and lowered its target to $149.00; RIO.AU lost 3.25%. Energy rose 1.67% and Consumer Staples 0.97% as Brent surged 5.2% overnight following the collapse of the US and Iran ceasefire. Advancers trailed decliners 135 to 145 across the ASX 300.
Wednesday 8 July 2026
ASX 200 set for a flat open as a US chip selloff meets a 2.6% oil jump: Wednesday 8 July 2026
The ASX 200 is set to open flat on Wednesday 8 July 2026. Overnight, a US semiconductor selloff pushed the Nasdaq down 1.16% (MRVL.US -7.45%, AMD.US -6.51%), but Brent crude jumped 2.60% to US$76.09 on Strait of Hormuz tanker attacks, cushioning the resource-heavy local index. Gold fell 1.05% to US$4,114, pressuring NST.AU and NEM.AU, while AUD/USD slipped to 0.6928.
ASX 200 claws back a 1.4% intraday dip to close 0.2% lower, 8 July 2026
The ASX 200 closed 0.21% lower at 8,785.1 on 8 July 2026, recovering from a 1.40% intraday slide. Renewed US-Iran tension over the Strait of Hormuz lifted Brent 2.62% and hit risk appetite at the open, but gains in the big-four banks, energy and beaten-down property offset a 7.28% WiseTech drop and softer miners.
Tuesday 7 July 2026
ASX 200 to edge lower on 7 July as Wall Street's chip-led rally skips local sectors
US stocks rose on Monday on a narrow, chip-led rally, with AMD.US up 6.61% and the Nasdaq up 1.12%. SPI futures point the ASX 200 0.1% lower into Tuesday's open, the local index giving back after Friday's 1.37% gold-led jump. Gold held near US$4,178, iron ore sat at US$98.20 a tonne on China's Fortescue curbs, and the RBA cash rate stays at 4.35%.
ASX 200 falls 0.31% as a resources rout offsets an eight-week bank high, 7 July 2026
The ASX 200 fell 0.31% to 8,803.90 on 7 July 2026 as a materials selloff on Strait of Hormuz shipping attacks offset an eight-week high in the big four banks. WiseTech rose 5.65% after Richard White resigned as executive chair. Breadth was weak: 127 of 212 large caps fell and the equal-weight average lost 1.21%.
Monday 6 July 2026
ASX 200 set to open 0.4% lower, giving back part of Friday's gold-led rally with Wall Street shut
The S&P/ASX 200 is set to open about 0.4% lower on Monday after Friday's 1.37% climb to 8,844.4, a gold-and-bank-led rally (GMD.AU +16.70%, NST.AU +11.75%, CBA.AU +2.41%). US cash markets were shut for Independence Day, so the last Wall Street print is Thursday's, when a soft US jobs report (57,000 versus about 110,000 expected) sent the Dow to a record but knocked the Nasdaq 0.80% lower on chip selling. Gold near US$4,200 and firmer US futures are the supportive leads; the index is simply giving back part of an outsized Friday move.
ASX 200 eases 0.15% to 8,831 as banks and miners just outweigh a health care and tech rally
A near-flat ASX 200 session in which a $5.6bn Genesis bid for Vault Minerals and a CSL-led health care rally were offset by softer banks and miners, leaving the index down 13 points at 8,831.
Saturday 4 July 2026
ASX 200 ends the week up 0.9% to 8,844 as a Neuren EU catalyst and a gold rally lift health care and miners
The S&P/ASX 200 finished the week to 3 July 2026 at 8,844.4, up 0.92%. Health Care (+5.64%) and the ASX gold sub-index (+5.25%) led after soft US June payrolls eased Fed rate-hike fears and lifted bullion to US$4,187/oz. Perpetual jumped 24.95% on an EQT takeover approach; Pexa fell 16.36% on an IPART draft ruling. US markets were shut Friday for Independence Day.
Friday 3 July 2026
ASX Morning Brief, 3 July 2026: Soft US jobs, a weaker dollar, and a firmer SPI open
A soft June US jobs report (57,000 versus 115,000 expected) weakened the dollar and split Wall Street, with the Dow at a record and the Nasdaq down 0.80% on a semiconductor selloff. Gold firmed to US$4,138 and the AUD rose to 0.6922. SPI 200 futures at 8,761.5 point to an ASX 200 open near 0.4% higher.
ASX 200 climbs 1.37% to 8,844 as gold miners and banks power a market-wide rally
The S&P/ASX 200 added 1.37% to 8,844.4 on 3 July 2026, with 175 of 250 large-caps higher. Gold miners surged after a soft US June payrolls print cut Fed hike odds, CBA.AU and CSL.AU led the heavyweights, and PXA.AU crashed 21% on an IPART draft ruling. US cash markets were closed for Independence Day.
Thursday 2 July 2026
ASX 200 set to open 0.3% lower as a memory-chip selloff hits Wall Street tech
Australian shares are set to open 0.3% lower on 2 July 2026, with SPI 200 futures at 8,687 tracking a Wall Street session where a memory-chip selloff sent Micron and SanDisk down more than 10% each and the Nasdaq off 0.66%. Meta rose 8.81% and held the S&P 500 to a 0.22% loss. Gold, oil and iron ore all fell overnight and the AUD slipped to 0.6896, leaving resources and banks with a weak lead.
ASX 200 closes flat at 8,724.5 as gold and a NAB upgrade offset a consumer selloff
The S&P/ASX 200 edged up 0.02% to 8,724.5 on 2 July 2026. A Bank of America upgrade lifted NAB 3.8% and the financials sector 1.17%, while a 3.4% gold-miner rebound offset a Goldman Sachs downgrade to Wesfarmers, a 5.4% fall in Origin Energy and a data-centre selloff led by NextDC. Decliners led advancers 159 to 123.
Wednesday 1 July 2026
ASX 200 opens FY2027 into a semiconductor-led Wall Street rally
The ASX 200 starts FY2027 into a strong overnight US lead: the Nasdaq rose 1.52% and the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index 3.92% on AI-infrastructure demand. KLAC.US (+8.38%) led chip-equipment names, while gold eased to US$4,026/oz and AUD/USD firmed to 0.6920. A hawkish Fed hold lifted the US 10-year to 4.42%.
ASX 200 opens FY27 down 0.6% as banks drag, fund managers and miners rally
The S&P/ASX 200 closed at 8,722.9 on 1 July 2026, down 0.64%, as the big four banks fell 1.4% to 2.5% on the first session of FY27. CSL rose 3.16%, South32 gained 9.74% on the Alcoa aluminium deal, and uranium names rallied, capping the fall. Coles dropped 4.19% on confirmed Greencross due-diligence talks.
Tuesday 30 June 2026
ASX set to edge up into EOFY as a Fed ruling and Iran calm lift Wall Street tech
Wall Street rallied on Monday after the Supreme Court protected Fed independence and the US and Iran agreed to halt weekend strikes, sending the Nasdaq up 2.07% and the Dow above 52,000 for the first time. Alphabet rose 4.82% in its Dow debut and chip names led a rebound, while oil and gold eased. SPI futures point to the ASX 200 opening about 0.1% higher on the last trading day of the Australian financial year.
ASX 200 ends FY26 at 8,778.7, down 0.51% as year-end flows dump gold and property
The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.51% to 8,778.7 on 30 June 2026, ending FY26 up just 6.1% as a late-session sell program hit gold miners and property trusts. The All Ords Gold Sub-Index dropped 4.6% even though COMEX gold held flat at US$4,043, marking the move as year-end housekeeping. Financials were the only large sector to close green, CBA.AU +0.6%, while Neuren NEU.AU +6.9% and Megaport MP1.AU +6.4% led a thin pocket of winners.
Monday 29 June 2026
ASX eyes a firmer open as weekend Gulf strikes lift crude and Wall Street steadies
Australian shares are indicated to open higher after a weekend re-escalation in the Persian Gulf lifted crude, with Brent up 1.12% to US$73.41 and WTI up 1.34%. Wall Street steadied on Friday: the S&P 500 eased 0.05% as MSFT.US (+5.71%) led a shift into software while memory names MU.US and SNDK.US fell. US inflation hit a three-year high of 4.1%, in line with forecasts, and markets now price a near-full Fed rate increase at the October meeting.
ASX 200 rises 0.68% to 8,823 as tech and biotech lead a risk-on rebound; Neuren jumps 36%
The S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.68% to 8,823.4 on 29 June 2026, led by a 4.04% gain in Information Technology and a 2.12% rise in Health Care. Neuren Pharmaceuticals jumped 36% after European regulators backed approval of its licensed Rett syndrome drug DAYBU. Utilities fell 2.58% and REITs 0.96% as money rotated into growth, with breadth running 151 advancers to 73 decliners.
Saturday 27 June 2026
ASX 200 ends the week down 0.7% as oil and lithium sink resources; Judo Capital falls 41%
The S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.7% to 8,764.2 in the week to 26 June 2026. Oil collapsed on a Middle East de-escalation, lithium and gold miners sank, and Judo Capital fell 40.7% after a profit downgrade, while healthcare and consumer names led the gainers. The RBA held at 4.35% and the Australian dollar fell to 0.6900.
Friday 26 June 2026
ASX set to edge up as a Wall Street rotation pressures big tech, lifts the Dow
Wall Street rotated out of big tech on Thursday: the S&P 500 held flat while the Nasdaq fell 0.46% and Apple dropped 6.15% on memory-cost-driven price hikes, even as the Dow and small caps rose on a more hawkish Fed path. ASX 200 futures point about 0.15% higher, with WTI up 2%, Brent up 1.7% and gold recovering 0.8% overnight, giving energy and gold names a firmer lead while local tech faces the offshore weakness.
ASX 200 edges up 0.18% to 8,764 as a gold-miner rebound offsets CSL and a growth-stock selloff
The ASX 200 closed at 8,764.2 on 26 June 2026, up 0.18%. A Materials rebound (RIO.AU +2.15%, gold miners up about 3%) and gains across defensives offset the day's heaviest drags: CSL.AU -2.36% and a soft Financials sector. Lithium (PLS.AU -6.32%) and high-multiple growth (NXT.AU -4.48%, CAR.AU -5.22%) were the worst-hit, with breadth a slim 112 advancers to 104 decliners.
Thursday 25 June 2026
ASX 200 set to open higher as Micron's beat lifts global tech, May jobs data due
Micron's after-hours beat-and-raise sent Nasdaq futures up 1.86% and S&P futures up 0.56%, setting the ASX 200 for a firm open near 0.2% higher. US 10-year yields fell 9bps to 4.40% and the VIX eased to 18.63, while iron ore near multi-month lows and softer crude weigh on the miners and energy. The May labour force report lands at 11:30 AEST, against an RBA cash rate of 4.35%.
ASX 200 falls 0.68% as miners, energy and banks weigh while healthcare rallies: 25 June 2026 close
The S&P/ASX 200 closed down 0.68% at 8,748.7 on 25 June 2026. Falls across the big-four banks (NAB -3.35%), iron-ore miners and energy outweighed a 2.56% healthcare rally. Judo Capital fell 40% after cutting FY26 profit guidance, and Worley fell 9.70% on a bigger earnings warning. Lower oil lifted airlines as Virgin Australia and Qantas rose.
Wednesday 24 June 2026
ASX poised to open lower on overnight chip rout; May CPI looms at 11:30 AEST
The Nasdaq fell 2.21% and the S&P 500 1.44% overnight as a memory-chip selloff (SanDisk SNDK.US -13.64%, Micron MU.US -13.18%) spread from Korea to the US semiconductor index, which dropped 7.87%. The Dow held flat and Microsoft MSFT.US rose 1.80%, so this was a chip and AI-hardware derating rather than a broad risk-off, though the VIX jumped 12.8% to 19.49. The ASX 200 is indicated to open about 0.3% lower, with the May CPI indicator at 11:30 AEST the session's swing factor.
ASX 200 edges up 0.2% as WiseTech rebounds 14% and CPI cools
The S&P/ASX 200 closed at 8,808.4 on 24 June 2026, up 0.24%, snapping a four-session slide. WiseTech rebounded 14.26% off a seven-year low after the company separated its business from its founder's legal scrutiny, and Xero rose 8.17%. May headline inflation eased to 4.0% while the trimmed mean ticked up to 3.6%. A gold-miner and iron-ore selloff (gold spot down 1.10%, Rio down 1.19%) capped the gain.
Tuesday 23 June 2026
ASX 200 set for a soft open after a big tech selloff cut the Nasdaq 1.32%
The Nasdaq fell 1.32% overnight as the biggest US tech names sold off, while the Dow rose 0.29% and small caps gained on a move into value. With gold firm near US$4,210/oz and US yields rising before Friday's PCE print, the ASX 200 is set for a soft open, helped by its heavy bank and miner weighting.
ASX 200 falls a fourth day as gold and tech sell off, banks rally: 23 June 2026
The ASX 200 fell 0.33% to 8,787.0 on 23 June 2026, a fourth straight decline. Spot gold dropped 1.64% and Information Technology fell 4.04% on a hawkish Fed read, while financials rose 0.64% to their best close since before the Federal Budget. Iluka Resources slid 10.82% as the day's biggest mover.
Monday 22 June 2026
ASX morning brief, 22 June 2026: gold slides, oil firms, US futures fade a stale Wall Street lead
Wall Street's freshest cash read, Thursday's chip-led bounce, is now three sessions old, and US futures have turned lower into the AU open. Gold fell 1.83% to US$4,168 and Brent firmed above US$81, pointing to a heavy start for ASX gold miners and a steadier one for energy after Friday's 0.92% local slide to 8,828.7.
ASX 200 holds flat at 8,816 as WiseTech sinks 18% on a fresh probe into chairman Richard White
The S&P/ASX 200 slipped 0.14% to 8,816.1 on 22 June 2026 in a session defined by dispersion rather than its tiny headline move. WiseTech WTC.AU crashed 18.44% on reports of an AFP investigation into chairman Richard White, dragging Info Tech down 4.20%, while CSL.AU and Cochlear COH.AU extended their long falls. Gains in the big four banks, a rare-earths bid and positive breadth (127 advancers to 103 decliners) offset most of the heavyweight drag.
Saturday 20 June 2026
ASX finishes the week up 0.28%: gold miners lead, energy falls
The ASX 200 ended the week up 0.28% at 8,829, a flat result over a sharp sector split. Gold miners rose on the Vault and Regis merger and the June index rebalance, while a hawkish FOMC lifted the US dollar and pushed oil, gas and coal lower. Karoon fell 29% on a Gulf of Mexico setback.
Friday 19 June 2026
ASX 200 set for a firmer open as a chip-led Wall Street rebound meets softer commodities
The S&P/ASX 200 closed Thursday 18 June at 8,911.1 (down 0.62%) and faces a firmer Friday open after Wall Street rebounded overnight, with the Nasdaq up 1.91% on an Intel-led semiconductor rally. Softer gold (US$4,220), Brent (down about 9% on the week) and iron ore (near US$101 a tonne) work against that lead for the mining-heavy index. US markets are closed Friday for Juneteenth.
ASX 200 falls 0.92% to 8,828.7 as a BHP writedown and gold rout hit the miners; CSL jumps 7.6%
The ASX 200 fell 0.92% to 8,828.7, its steepest drop in two weeks, as BHP's US$2.3bn Jansen writedown and a 1.76% gold pullback hit the miners. A rotation into healthcare lifted CSL 7.62% and cushioned the fall, but decliners beat advancers 695 to 461 on hawkish Fed and RBA signals.
Thursday 18 June 2026
ASX Morning Brief, 18 June 2026: Warsh's First Fed Meeting Sinks Wall Street, Gold Drops 2.2%
Kevin Warsh's first FOMC held rates but lifted the median 2026 dot to 3.8% from 3.4%, pencilling in a hike. The S&P 500 fell 1.21%, the Nasdaq 1.34%, gold dropped 2.17% to US$4,286/oz and the AUD slid to 0.7019. The bank-heavy ASX 200 is indicated 0.5% higher even as gold miners face a soft open.
Afternoon brief not published yet.
Wednesday 17 June 2026
ASX morning brief: Dow sets a record as chips slide, Fed decision lands tonight
Wall Street rotated out of technology overnight: the Dow set a record while the Nasdaq fell 1.15% on a 5.7% drop in chip stocks. The S&P/ASX 200 carries Tuesday's 8,918 close into a Fed-eve session, with the FOMC's first decision under Chair Kevin Warsh due tonight and China activity data at midday.
ASX 200 nears 9,000 as gold miners surge and tech rebounds; Karoon crashes 13%
Australian shares rose 0.54% to 8,966.3 on 17 June 2026, a fourth straight gain that left the benchmark within 34 points of 9,000. Gold miners (XGD +3.9%) and a tech rebound (IT +1.7%) led, while energy fell 2.2%. Karoon Energy sank 13.37%, about 23% lower over two sessions after its Who Dat production cut. Traders positioned ahead of Kevin Warsh's first Fed meeting.