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Today Market Pulse by Eva

🎙️ Episode 22 · 21 Oct · ~3 min

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Eve's Corner

Daily principle — the wisdom behind the market

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"A pupil that is smaller than average indicates healthy, sound physical and mental functions, mainly developed by eating grains and vegetables. Vitality, endurance, patience, perseverance, and resistance, both physically and mentally, are indicated."

— Your Body Never Lies — Michio Kushi

Pick the one thing today that's testing your patience and give it one extra layer of steadiness — one extra minute, one unhurried reply.

Macrobiotic philosophy, not medical advice.

Daily Brief

Eva Daily Market Brief — Wednesday 21 October 2026

2026-10-21

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🇦🇺 AU

  • XJO 8816.9, -0.3%, third soft session, drift lower continues
  • PDN 7.22, -1.0% on 6.6m shares, selling eased after two heavy down days
  • DYL 0.74, -3.9%, BOE 1.28, -3.8%, uranium names still no bid
  • Banks mixed: CBA 155.60, +0.1%; BHP 59.50, -1.6%, CSL 196.30, +1.2%

🌏 HK

  • Mixed Tuesday: 9988 104.90, -3.6%, 0700 410.40, -1.8%, profit-taking after the run
  • 3690 76.10, +0.5%, 1810 27.06, +1.5%, held firm on strong volume
  • HSI 24186.8, +0.5% Friday close, Tuesday tape split between names

🇺🇸 US

  • Steady Tuesday: SPY 769.05, +0.3%, QQQ 717.63, flat, post-CPI calm
  • TSLA 373.71, +1.5% bounced, NVDA 216.47, -0.3% flat
  • GLD 377.65, -0.5% gold consolidating, TLT 80.13, +0.8% haven bid intact

📊 Context

  • S&P 7712.6, +0.3%, market stabilising after hot CPI repricing
  • WTI 98.24, -5.2% sharp pullback, gold 4142.3, -0.4% holding near highs
  • AUD 0.7000 flat, neutral for unhedged books

🎯 Eva's Read

  • Uranium book still under pressure, DYL and BOE fresh legs down, no averaging down
  • US calm after the CPI shock, TLT bid intact, patience over prediction, stops stand