ASX today, ASX futures up 0.1%, RBA minutes due

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Samso Market Update | Tuesday, 13 October 2026 | Pre-market 9:45am AEDT

Futures point to a slightly higher open on the ASX today. ASX 200 futures were up 0.1% at 8,812 points at about 8:20am AEDT, according to ABC News. A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell at a set price on a later date, and its price shows where traders expect the index to go. The 0.1% is measured against the previous futures close. The 8,812 level is about 29 points above Monday's index close.

The S&P/ASX 200 closed on Monday at 8,783.2, up 66.6 points or 0.76%. The All Ordinaries, which tracks the 500 largest listed companies, rose 0.67% to 8,937.0. The S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries, an index of the companies ranked 101 to 300 by size, fell 0.09% to 3,278.9. The Australian dollar was buying approximately 69.6 US cents at 8:45am AEDT. Monday's editions are at ASX today, Monday 12 October 2026, and Friday's at ASX today, Friday 9 October 2026.

ASX today: Key Highlights

ASX 200 futures were up 0.1% at 8,812 points at about 8:20am AEDT (ABC News).
Wall Street finished mixed. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.38%. The S&P 500 fell 0.06% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.44%.
Brent crude futures rose 1.15% to US$105.92 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate for November rose 1.43% to US$93.16.
Gold futures for December fell 0.48% to US$4,195.90 an ounce. Copper futures for December rose 1.84%.
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) publishes the minutes of its last monetary policy meeting at 11:30am AEDT.
Telstra's annual general meeting starts at 9:30am AEDT in Sydney.

Wall Street overnight

Wall Street finished mixed on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 195.60 points or 0.38% to 51,850.55. The S&P 500 fell 0.06% to 7,807.24. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.44% to 27,245.90. The Russell 2000, an index of smaller US companies, fell 0.45% to 2,794.48.

Yahoo Finance reported that investors were preparing for results from JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi and Wells Fargo, due on Tuesday US time. It reported that memory chip makers Micron, listed in the US, and SK Hynix, listed in South Korea, fell more than 3% after Chinese memory maker CXMT announced progress on a new memory-cell design. The Motley Fool reported that the Dow gained as money moved into value shares, meaning companies priced low against their earnings, while technology shares lagged.

The US bond market was closed on Monday for Columbus Day, according to Yahoo Finance and ABC News. Shares traded as normal. The US 10-year Treasury yield last closed at about 5.24% on Friday. A Treasury is a US government bond. A bond yield is the yearly return from buying a government bond at today's price, and when yields rise, bond prices fall. Yahoo Finance reported that no US economic data was released on Monday. It reported that US inflation and retail sales figures are due on Wednesday and Thursday, US time.

Japan

Tokyo's market did not trade on Monday, a Japanese public holiday. The Nikkei 225 last closed on Friday at 69,030.92, down 0.02%, and reopens today. The US dollar was buying approximately 158.57 yen at 8:45am AEDT, up from approximately 158.06 at the end of Friday's session.

London and Europe

London's FTSE 100 closed on Monday at 10,656.28, up 0.99%. Trading Economics reported gains in Lloyds of more than 2%, in HSBC of nearly 2% and in Shell of 1%. Germany's DAX rose 0.76% to 25,277.68. France's CAC 40 rose 0.38% to 7,832.88.

Currencies

The Australian dollar was buying approximately 69.6 US cents at 8:45am AEDT. ABC News described it as flat at about 8:20am AEDT. The US dollar index, which measures the US dollar against six major currencies, was at approximately 102.58 late on Monday, up 0.36% from Friday. ABC News reported that the US dollar was near an 18-month high. The euro fell 0.46% to approximately US$1.116.

Commodities

Brent crude futures closed on Monday at US$105.92 a barrel, up US$1.20 or 1.15%. West Texas Intermediate, the US oil benchmark, closed at US$93.16 a barrel for November delivery, up 1.43%. The contract month is the month a futures contract falls due. Yahoo Finance reported that oil rose after Russia struck Ukrainian power plants. ABC News reported that attacks on Saudi Arabia overshadowed hopes of improved supply.

Gold futures for December closed at US$4,195.90 an ounce, down US$20.40 or 0.48%. ABC News put spot gold down 0.5% at US$4,171 an ounce. Spot is the price for delivery now. Silver futures for December fell 0.16% to US$60.57 an ounce.

Copper futures for December closed at US$6.765 a pound, up 1.84%.

Iron ore rose 0.1% to US$90.80 a tonne, according to ABC News.

Today's diary

All times AEDT.

9:30am. Telstra annual general meeting, Sofitel Sydney Wentworth (Telstra notice of meeting).
11:30am. RBA minutes of the monetary policy meeting (RBA). Judo Bank reported that the board raised the cash rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4.6% at that meeting.
11:30am. Overseas Arrivals and Departures, Australia (ABS).
NAB's monthly business survey for September is due today, according to Judo Bank. Samso has not confirmed the release time.
Thursday, 11:30am. Labour Force, Australia (ABS).
Tonight, Sydney time. JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Citi and Wells Fargo report results (Yahoo Finance).

Samso Concluding Comments

Wall Street finished mixed on Monday. The Dow rose 0.38% while the Nasdaq fell 0.44%, with memory chip makers among the fallers, according to Yahoo Finance. Brent crude rose 1.15% to US$105.92 a barrel. ASX 200 futures were up 0.1% at about 8:20am AEDT. That is a small overnight lead for Australian shares, and the RBA minutes at 11:30am AEDT are the main scheduled local release.

General information only. This is not financial advice.