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Tuesday, 20 October 2026

Markets Overview

ASX SPI 200 futures down 0.8% to 8,787.00
S&P 500 up 0.4% to 7,692.81
Dow Average little changed at 51,956.14
FTSE 100 down 1.1% to 10,764.69
Euro down 0.2% to $1.1212
Aussie up 0.5% to 0.6979 per US$
Kiwi up 0.2% to 0.5661 per US$
US 10-year yield rose 7.0bps to 5.1439%
Australia 3-year bond yield fell 0.5 bps to 4.84%
Australia 10-year bond yield fell 0.4 bps to 5.23%
Gold spot down 0.6% to $4,141.81
Brent futures down 0.4% to $109.37/bbl

Equity Markets - Australia & USA

Index	19 Oct 2026	O/N %	MTH to date %
Australia - S&P/ASX200	8845.732	0.44%	0.64%
US Equities - S&P 500	7744.06	0%	0.95%
Gold - Spot	4166.28	-0.17%	-0.38%
Oil - Brent Crude	109.55	-0.28%	6.78%

AUD Currency Exchange Rate

Index	19 Oct 2026	O/N %	MTH to date %
AUD/USD	0.6973	-0.39%	-0.07%
AUD/EUR	0.621	0.16%	1.06%
AUD/GBP	0.5231	0.6%	-0.61%
AUD/NZD	1.2321	0.17%	-0.11%

Interest Rates

Index	19 Oct 2026	O/N %	MTH to date %
RBA Cash Rate	4.6	0%	0%
1 Month BBSW	4.58	0.27%	0.79%
2 Month BBSW	4.6937	0.73%	0.63%
3 Month BBSW	4.7665	0.12%	-0.1%
6 Month BBSW	5.1419	0.33%	0.37%
1 Year Fixed Swap	4.89015	0.03%	-0.45%
2 Year Fixed Swap	4.87405	-0.22%	-1.38%
3 Year Fixed Swap	4.8813	-0.02%	-1.34%
4 Year Fixed Swap	5.165	0.05%	-1.33%
5 Year Fixed Swap	5.2	0.18%	-1.31%
90 Day Bill Futures	95.16	-0.02%	-0.02%
3yr Bond Futures	95.155	0.01%	0.14%
Ausbond Bank Bill Index	10656.63115	0.04%	0.24%

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