ASX today, ASX 200 seen 0.1% lower, CPI due Wednesday

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Samso Market Update | Tuesday, 27 October 2026 | Pre-market 9:45am AEDT

On the ASX today, the S&P/ASX 200 is expected to open 7 points lower, or approximately 0.1%, The Motley Fool reported at 7:20am AEDT. The Australian dollar was buying 70.19 US cents at 7:44am AEDT (Yahoo Finance data).

The S&P/ASX 200 closed on Monday at 8,809.9, up 14.7 points or 0.17%. The All Ordinaries, which tracks the 500 largest listed companies, rose 0.23% to 8,926.6. The S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries, an index of the companies ranked 101 to 300 by size, rose 0.83% to 3,092.0. Monday's editions are at ASX today, Monday 26 October 2026, and Friday's are at ASX today, Friday 23 October 2026.

ASX today: Key Highlights

The ASX 200 is expected to open 7 points lower, or approximately 0.1%, The Motley Fool reported at 7:20am AEDT.
The S&P 500 rose 0.70% on Monday, the Nasdaq Composite 0.82% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.28% (Yahoo Finance data). Yahoo Finance said technology led the gains after Anthropic filed its prospectus to list on the share market.
December Brent crude futures were at US$115.18 a barrel at 7:50am AEDT, down 1.32% from Friday's settlement of US$116.72 (Yahoo Finance data).
The US Federal Reserve's two-day meeting starts today, US time, and its decision is due at 5:00am AEDT on Thursday (Federal Reserve calendar).
Australia's latest consumer price index, the main measure of inflation, is due at 11:30am AEDT on Wednesday (ABS release calendar).

Wall Street overnight

The three main US indices rose on Monday. The S&P 500 gained 0.70% to 7,676.77. The Nasdaq Composite added 0.82% to 26,169.38, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average 0.28% to 52,361.58. The Russell 2000, an index of smaller US companies, was up 0.38% at 2,786.42 (Yahoo Finance data).

Yahoo Finance said, "The Tech sector led gains on Monday after AI developer Anthropic filed its prospectus to go public." Reuters said the filing boosted AI-related shares, with semiconductor companies helping to lift the market, and that the filing disclosed steep losses as well as fast revenue growth. During Monday's session, Reuters reported, technology was the strongest of the 11 S&P 500 sectors, up 1.6%, and the Philadelphia semiconductor index was up more than 3% but still down nearly 12% for the month. Anthropic plans to list on the Nasdaq under the code ANT, ABC News reported, citing Reuters. More than a third of S&P 500 companies report earnings this week, including Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon.com, according to Reuters.

The US 10-year Treasury yield was 4.986% at 2:59pm New York time on Monday, little changed from Friday (Yahoo Finance data). A Treasury is a US government bond, and its yield is the yearly return from buying it at today's price and holding it until it is repaid. When yields rise, bond prices fall. The Federal Reserve meets on 27 and 28 October, with its decision at 2:00pm New York time on Wednesday (Federal Reserve calendar). Reuters cited CME FedWatch data, which is based on prices in interest rate futures, showing a 12.7% chance of a rate rise at this meeting.

Japan and Asia

The Nikkei 225 closed on Monday at 62,189.65, down 0.80% (Yahoo Finance data). Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.51% to 23,211.81, and the Shanghai Composite rose 0.19% to 3,697.52. The US dollar was buying 157.49 yen at 7:46am AEDT, up from 156.83 yen at 7:05am AEDT on Monday, the level in Samso's Monday pre-market edition. That means the yen weakened against the US dollar overnight. The Bank of Japan's policy meeting is on Thursday and Friday, with its decision on Friday (Bank of Japan schedule).

London and Europe

London's FTSE 100 closed on Monday at 10,767.33, up 0.72% (Yahoo Finance data). Germany's DAX rose 0.91% to 25,410.84, and France's CAC 40 gained 0.83% to 7,847.32. The UK government delivers its budget on Wednesday, the ABC reported on Monday. The European Central Bank announces its rate decision on Thursday, European time, which is just after midnight on Friday in AEDT (ECB calendar, with the decision time from Admiral Markets).

Currencies

The Australian dollar was buying 70.19 US cents at 7:44am AEDT, down from 70.32 US cents at 4:32pm AEDT on Monday, the level in Samso's market close edition. The US dollar index, which measures the US dollar against six major currencies, was at 102.02 at 7:36am AEDT, up from 101.81 at the end of Friday's session (Yahoo Finance data). At 7:45am AEDT the British pound was at US$1.3343 and the euro at US$1.1177.

Commodities

December Brent crude futures, the international oil benchmark, were at US$115.18 a barrel at 7:50am AEDT, down 1.32% from Friday's settlement of US$116.72 (Yahoo Finance data). The January contract, now shown as Yahoo's main Brent quote, was at US$110.20, down 1.34%. According to Reuters, oil fell on Monday after rising the previous week, and attacks on Saudi Arabia kept prices near six-month highs. Reuters said the Houthis claimed strikes on pumping stations on a Saudi crude pipeline and on Riyadh's airport.

December West Texas Intermediate crude futures, the US oil benchmark, were at US$101.36 a barrel at 7:36am AEDT, down 1.85% from Friday's settlement of US$103.27 (Yahoo Finance data).

December gold futures were at US$4,026.90 an ounce at 7:36am AEDT, up 0.47% from Friday's settlement of US$4,007.90 (Yahoo Finance data). Silver futures were up 0.52% at US$53.99 an ounce at 7:35am AEDT, and copper futures in New York were up 1.10% at US$6.5475 a pound at 7:34am AEDT.

Samso found no dated iron ore price for Monday in the sources it checked.

Today's diary

All times AEDT.

CSL (ASX: CSL) holds its annual meeting in Melbourne today, The Motley Fool reported.
7:30am. Heartland Group Holdings (ASX: HGH) said in a trading update that it is on track to deliver net profit after tax of at least NZ$102 million and a return on equity of at least 7.5% in FY2027.
8:16am. Perseus Mining (ASX: PRU) reported September quarter production of 92,551 ounces of gold at an all-in site cost, the company's own cost measure, of US$2,035 an ounce. It said it remains on track for FY27 guidance of 420,000 to 480,000 ounces, and reported cash and bullion of US$900 million. Its webinar is at 9:00am AEDT, 6:00am in Perth.
11:30am. The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases Causes of Death, Australia, and two related releases (ABS release calendar).
This week. Australia's consumer price index is due at 11:30am on Wednesday (ABS). The US Federal Reserve decision is at 5:00am on Thursday, the European Central Bank decision follows just after midnight on Friday, and the Bank of Japan decides on Friday.

Samso Concluding Comments

Yahoo Finance and Reuters linked Monday's rise on Wall Street to Anthropic's prospectus. Technology led the gains, and Reuters said chip companies helped lift the market. Reuters said oil fell on Monday but stayed near six-month highs because of the attacks on Saudi Arabia. Samso will watch how technology and AI-related shares trade today, how energy shares respond to the fall in oil, and this morning's company releases, including Perseus Mining's quarterly report. Samso will also watch Wednesday's inflation figures and Thursday's Federal Reserve decision.

General information only. This is not financial advice.