Jun 30, 2026 – 4.45amKey Posts38 mins ago — 4.42AMBefore the Bell: ASX to rise, techs rebound51 mins ago — 4.30AMWhatsApp opens username reservations51 mins ago — 4.30AMUS Supreme Court backs Trump’s FTC firing51 mins ago — 4.30AMComcast to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky51 mins ago — 4.30AMGood morningGo to latestPinned post – 4.42AMBefore the Bell: ASX to rise, techs reboundTimothy MooreAustralian shares are set to edge higher at Tuesday’s open, tracking positive sentiment from Wall Street where techs rebounded in the final stretch of what’s set to be the best quarter for equities in six years.ASX 200 futures were up 7 points or 0.1 per cent to 8829 near 4.30am AEST. The S&P 500 rallied 1 per cent paced by gains in communication services and consumer discretionary.“The bounce we’re seeing is a welcome development for the bulls,” Matt Maley at Miller Tabak, told Bloomberg. “We continue to believe strongly that the action in the tech sector will continue to be the main driver in the stock market.”While tech doesn’t have to keep outperforming in a big way, the sector needs to refrain from declining in a significant manner due to its heavy weight in the S&P 500, he noted. Otherwise, individual investors could start “rotating” toward cash, especially after hearing so much talk about bubbles in the past year, Maley added.Tesla was among the best bets to start New York’s trading week, rising more than 7 per cent after US safety regulators ended a probe into Tesla vehicles over power steering loss.Among other techs that advanced smartly Rocket Lab, up 15 per cent, and Western Digital, Lam Research and Seagate Technology.With BloombergMarket highlightsASX 200 futures are pointing up 7 points or 0.1 per cent to 8829.All US prices near 2.30pm New York time.AUD -0.1% to US68.90¢Bitcoin +1.1% to $US60,190On Wall St: Dow +0.7% S&P +1% Nasdaq +1.8%VIX -0.73 to 17.68Gold -1.6% to $US4023.60 an ounceBrent oil +1.6% to $US73.11 a barrelIron ore +0.1% to $US98.85 a tonne10-year yield: US 4.38% Australia 4.74%Today’s agendaThe Reserve Bank of Australia is set to release minutes from its June meeting at 11.30am AEST.Overseas, Japan’s May jobs data, NZ’s June business confidence, China June manufacturing and the UK’s final first-quarter GDP stats are scheduled. Later the US Conference Board will release its latest consumer confidence report and JOLTS job openings data kicks off a labour-print focus week.Top stories‘Worrying’: Chalmers’ inflation optimism hit by economist reality check | Jim Chalmers is optimistic about Treasury’s newly updated inflation forecasts, but economists say the numbers remain worryingly high.Gas power forecasts drop 39pc amid battery boom | A major outage at the east coast’s biggest gas power generator on Sunday had little effect on the market, as forecasts of future gas use plummet.Chancticleer: Near-zero interest rates are closer than you think | The borrowing rates of the pandemic era may feel like ancient history but the Reserve Bank is already running fire drills for the next economic crash.Nvidia-backed Firmus targets $30b revenue ahead of IPO in fourth quarter | Firmus and its advisers are seeking to have its public offering in front of investors late in the September quarter, with a listing in the final quarter of the year.Chanticleer: The stocks tipped to rebound when the new financial year kicks off | The budget may have upended this year’s typical tax-loss selling strategy but Atlas, Wilson Asset management and ETF Shares call out their top picks for FY27.Fetching latest articles