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Live: Wall Street closes higher, ASX lacks direction ahead of rates decision

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Letts, S. (2026, September 27). Live: Wall Street closes higher, ASX lacks direction ahead of rates decision. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-28/asx-markets-business-live-news-september-28/107201818

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-09-27 · by Stephen Letts

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Wall Street closed a volatile week higher, with gains in AI-related stocks. Meanwhile, the ASX is uncertain about its direction and is expected to open flat tomorrow ahead of the RBA's rate decision. On Friday, the ASX 200 ended down by -0.4% at 8,665 points, while S&P 500, Dow, and Nasdaq all showed positive gains despite market volatility. The Australian dollar strengthened slightly to +0.2%, trading at 70.43 US cents. Other key markets like Europe's Dax, FTSE, and Eurostoxx also saw minor increases on Friday.

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Stephen Letts
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🔮 New: Filters Choose what information you see below by using filters Key Event Wall Street tumbles on mounting AI fears, ASX on edge Wall Street closed the week, maybe not in a blind panic, but there was certainly a disquieting dumping of stocks as investors fled to the exits and the weekend. All three key indices fell sharply, the tech-centric Nasdaq fell the hardest and is down almost 8% from its record high of just three weeks ago. - S&P 500: 1.8% - Dow: -1.1% - Nasdaq: 2.9% The dump saw the global MSCI down 1.5% for the day, while the pan-continental Eurostoxx 600 fell a comparatively modest 0.4%.
2026-11-01 · assertive framing · Live: Wall Street sinks on AI fears, ASX on edge ahead of RBA meeting
🔮 Wall Street retreats as oil prices continue to rise, ASX set to slip Oil prices jumped 3 per cent to $US120/barrel, a level not seen since early in the US/Iran war. That has seen risk assets like shares put under pressure, with key US indices all falling on Friday and the ASX set to follow today.
2026-10-25 · assertive framing · Live: Wall Street retreats as oil prices continue to rise, ASX set to slip
🔮 ASX set to edge lower as oil keeps rising after Wall St slides on AI anxiety
2026-10-18 · assertive framing · Live: ASX set to edge lower as oil keeps rising after Wall St slides on AI anxiety
🔮 ASX set to rise after strong sessions on Wall Street and Europe Wall Street's key indices closed the week higher in expectation of another strong results season ahead.
2026-10-11 · assertive framing · Live: ASX set to rise after strong sessions on Wall Street and Europe
🔮 live Markets live updates: Wall Street closes higher after disappointing jobs report, ASX set to gain
2026-10-04 · assertive framing · Live: Wall Street closes higher after disappointing jobs report, ASX set to gain
🔮 ASX set to open higher, Wall Street flat as oil continues slide
2026-09-22 · assertive framing · Live: ASX set to open higher, Wall Street flat as oil continues slide
🔮 ASX set to slide despite Wall Street edging up and lower oil prices Considering the volatility of the week, Wall Street's Friday session was relatively uneventful, with a rally in semiconductor stocks dragging the market to a marginal gain.
2026-09-20 · assertive framing · Live: ASX set to slide despite Wall Street edging up and lower oil prices
🔮 Futures traders on the ASX have struggled to make sense of the impact, with the market poised to open flat this morning, and a meeting of Baltha creditors today could decide the fate of the construction firm that has collapsed, owing $3.4 billion.
2026-09-06 · assertive framing · Live: Wall Street slips as bond yields rise, ASX treading water
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Wall Street closes higher, ASX lacks direction ahead of rates decision Wall Street closed a volatile week higher with another rally in AI-related stocks. The ASX is lacking direction and priced for a flat opening ahead of tomorrow's RBA rate decision
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Wall Street closes higher, ASX lacks direction ahead of rates decision Wall Street closed a volatile week higher with another rally in AI-related stocks. The ASX is lacking direction and priced for a flat opening ahead of tomorrow's RBA rate decision asserted
ASX → close → decision
Disclaimer: this blog is not intended as investment advice. asserted
blog → intend → advice
10-year bonds: US 5.12% Australia 5.37% Prices current at around 7:00am AEST New: Filters Choose what information you see below by using filters Good morning Good morning and welcome to another day on the ABC markets and finance blog. asserted
you → choose → blog
Stephen Letts from ABC business team limbering up for a blow-by-blow coverage of the day's events, where every post is hopefully a winner, but none should be construed as financial advice. asserted
none → limber → advice
Wall Street closed the week higher, spurred on by some solid gains from Microsoft and chip makers. asserted
Street → close → Microsoft
The ASX looks very much a line ball decision between a gain and another loss today. asserted
ASX → look → gain
When trading closed on Saturday morning, ASX 200 futures pointed to the most marginal (well, third most marginal) gain of 0.03%, or three points. asserted
futures → close → %
Given the ASX has notched four weeks in retreat, we'll take any gain we can at the moment. asserted
we → give → moment
Anyway, the game's afoot, so let's get blogging. asserted
's → let → ?
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