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π¦πΊ AU
XJO closed Friday at 8806.70, up 1.0% β a firm end to a volatile week
Uranium bounce: BOE 1.35 up 8.5%, PDN 7.32 up 5.9%, DYL 0.82 up 0.6%
ASX opens 10am into a soft offshore lead after the Wall Street slide
Watch whether Friday's uranium strength survives the weak tech lead
π HK
HSI 24186.83, up 0.5% Friday β Asia diverged from the US selloff
9988.HK 108.80 up 2.3% led the desk names; 3690.HK 75.70 up 0.3%
0700.HK 417.80 flat; 1810.HK 26.66 down 1.6%
HSI faces the US tech overhang at the Monday open
πΊπΈ US
SPX 7659.44 down 1.1%, Nasdaq 26140.03 down 2.1% β worst week since June
AI-credit fears drove it: chips fell again, CoreWeave bonds near 15%
SPY 763.25, QQQ 709.80, TSLA 354.72 down 2.1%, NVDA 214.13 down 1.4%
GLD 382.01 flat, TLT 80.05 up 0.1% β haven bid still absent
π Context
10-year 5.10%, VIX 19.99 up 21%, WTI near 99 on Hormuz shipping attacks
December Fed hike odds jumped to 74% as hot inflation repriced the path
Weekend wobble: BTC near 80884, semis perps sold off, Black Monday chatter online
AUDUSD 0.6970, gold 4181 β defensive but calm
π― Eva's Read
Friday split markets cleanly: US tech de-risking while AU uranium and HK held firm
Monday risk is contagion β ASX uranium opens against a soft Nasdaq lead
No new desk action pre-open β reassess after the first hour
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