Monday, 24 August 2026

Overnight Headlines 24th August 2026

 

Morning Pack

Monday 24 August 2026 • 06:12 UK • Calendar times GMT • Market data from supplied screens

Asia-Pacific

IndexLevelNet%
Nikkei65,639.39−376.97−0.57%
Shanghai3,877.303−27.899−0.71%
Shenzhen13,750.122−344.046−2.44%
Hang Seng25,465.23−544.23−2.09%
ASX 2009,109.20+50.30+0.56%
KOSPI6,699.57−213.38−3.09%
STI5,678.47−10.49−0.18%
NZX 5013,913.06−59.60−0.43%

Top Headlines

US Close — Friday

IndexCloseNet%
Dow53,277.01+517.80+0.98%
S&P 5007,674.37+33.21+0.43%
Nasdaq26,180.455+113.289+0.43%
Russell 2K3,017.871+25.437+0.85%
VIX15.13−0.88−5.50%

US Futures

ContractLastNet%
Dow53,313.0−40.00−0.07%
S&P7,681.0−10.25−0.13%
Nasdaq29,272.5−115.25−0.39%
Russell3,020.7−1.40−0.05%

US Treasuries

TenorYieldChange
2Y4.225%−0.9 bp
5Y4.403%−2.1 bp
10Y4.710%−2.8 bp
30Y5.247%−2.9 bp

FX

PairPriceNet%
EUR/USD1.1680+0.0001+0.0086%
GBP/USD1.3643+0.0003+0.02%
USD/JPY158.89−0.04−0.0252%
USD/CHF0.8002−0.0007−0.0874%
USD/CAD1.3794+0.0030+0.22%

Commodities

ContractPriceNet%
WTI Oct ’26$85.61−$1.45−1.67%
Brent Oct ’26$93.07−$1.32−1.40%
Nat Gas Sep ’26$2.729−$0.044−1.59%

Today’s Calendar — GMT

TimeEventForecastPrevious
No events scheduled*
*As shown on the supplied Investing.com calendar screen.

Morning Commentary

Risk tone is softer. Asia is broadly lower, led by Korea, Shenzhen and Hong Kong. Alibaba’s large equity placement is weighing on Chinese tech sentiment, while AI funding and leverage remain a wider theme.

US futures are modestly lower after Friday’s positive close, with Nasdaq futures the laggard. Treasuries are rallying: 2Y −0.9bp, 10Y −2.8bp and 30Y −2.9bp.

Oil is giving back geopolitical premium ahead of Washington’s expected Iran sanctions announcement despite renewed Hormuz rhetoric. WTI is −1.67% and Brent −1.40%.

FX is quiet overall. EUR/USD and GBP/USD are fractionally firmer; USD/JPY sits near 158.9, while USD/CAD is +0.22% as the US–Canada trade breakdown stays in focus.


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