ASX today, ASX futures down 0.3%, US inflation due

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Samso Market Update | Wednesday, 14 October 2026 | Pre-market 9:45am AEDT

Futures point to a lower open on the ASX today. ASX 200 futures were down 30 points or 0.3% at 8,788 points, according to Finance News Network at 8:08am AEDT. 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 0.3% fall is measured against the previous futures close, not the index close.

The S&P/ASX 200 closed on Tuesday at 8,783.9, up 0.7 points or 0.01%. The All Ordinaries, which tracks the 500 largest listed companies, fell 0.17% to 8,921.5. The S&P/ASX Small Ordinaries, an index of the companies ranked 101 to 300 by size, fell 1.87% to 3,217.7. The Australian dollar was buying approximately 69.8 US cents at 8:45am AEDT. Tuesday's edition is at ASX today, Tuesday 13 October 2026, and Monday's is at ASX today, Monday 12 October 2026.

ASX today: Key Highlights

ASX 200 futures were down 30 points or 0.3% at 8,788 at 8:08am AEDT (Finance News Network).
Wall Street finished lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.35%, the S&P 500 fell 0.02% and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.15%.
Wells Fargo fell 3% and JPMorgan fell 0.9% on the day they reported results, according to Finance News Network.
Tokyo's Nikkei 225 fell 1.82% on Tuesday to 67,777.52.
Brent crude futures fell 0.27% to US$106.36 a barrel. West Texas Intermediate for November rose 1.12% to US$94.79.
US consumer price figures for September are due at 11:30pm AEDT tonight.

Wall Street overnight

Wall Street finished lower on Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 180.45 points or 0.35% to 51,670.10. Finance News Network reported that the fall reversed an earlier gain of more than 460 points. The S&P 500 fell 0.02% to 7,805.45. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.15% to 27,204.38. The Russell 2000, an index of smaller US companies, fell 0.40% to 2,783.37.

Finance News Network attributed the session to mixed results from the major banks and renewed selling in memory chip shares ahead of US inflation data. It reported that JPMorgan Chase fell 0.9% after its earnings and revenue missed expectations, even though it raised its 2026 guidance for net interest income. Net interest income is what a bank earns on loans less what it pays on deposits. Wells Fargo fell 3% and Goldman Sachs fell 0.2%. Micron Technology fell more than 3%. In Seoul, SK hynix fell 3% and the Kospi index fell 5.5%, according to the same report.

The US 10-year Treasury yield fell about 2 basis points to 5.22%, from 5.24% at Friday's close. 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. A basis point is one hundredth of a percentage point. Trading Economics reported that investors were weighing the inflation risk from higher energy prices.

Japan

The Nikkei 225 closed on Tuesday at 67,777.52, down 1,253.40 points or 1.82% from Friday's close. Tokyo was shut on Monday for a public holiday. Trading Economics reported that the fall came on concerns about artificial intelligence valuations and higher borrowing costs, and named Kioxia, Tokyo Electron and Advantest among the fallers. The US dollar was buying approximately 158.31 yen at 8:45am AEDT.

London and Europe

London's FTSE 100 closed on Tuesday at 10,650.33, down 0.06%. Trading Economics reported falls of 5.58% in Antofagasta, 4.69% in London Stock Exchange Group and 3.37% in Rolls-Royce, and a rise of 3.53% in BP. Germany's DAX fell 0.07% to 25,259.90. France's CAC 40 fell 0.07% to 7,827.63.

Currencies

The Australian dollar was buying approximately 69.8 US cents at 8:45am AEDT, up from approximately 69.6 US cents a day earlier. The US dollar index, which measures the US dollar against six major currencies, was at approximately 102.20 late on Tuesday, down 0.37% from Monday. The euro was at approximately US$1.120.

Commodities

Brent crude futures closed on Tuesday at US$106.36 a barrel, down 0.27%. West Texas Intermediate, the US oil benchmark, closed at US$94.79 a barrel for November delivery, up 1.12%. The contract month is the month a futures contract falls due.

Gold futures for December closed at US$4,184.20 an ounce, down 0.15%. Silver futures for December fell 1.24% to US$59.40 an ounce. Copper futures for December rose 0.43% to US$6.727 a pound.

Iron ore fell 0.12% to US$90.72 a tonne on Tuesday, according to Trading Economics.

Today's diary

All times AEDT.

10:00am. Origin Energy annual general meeting (Origin notice of meeting).
11:00am. Westpac leading index for September (Trading Economics calendar).
11:30pm. US consumer price index for September. Trading Economics forecasts annual inflation of 3.6%, up from 3.4% in August.
Thursday, 11:30am. Labour Force, Australia, for September (ABS).
Thursday, after 3:00pm. Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report 2026 (RBA).

Samso Concluding Comments

Wall Street finished lower on Tuesday, the day JPMorgan, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs reported results. Finance News Network linked the session to mixed bank results and renewed selling in memory chip shares. ASX 200 futures were down 0.3% at 8:08am AEDT. US inflation figures for September arrive at 11:30pm AEDT, and Australian jobs figures follow on Thursday at 11:30am AEDT.

General information only. This is not financial advice.