Updated Jul 22, 2026 – 4.48am, first published at 4.37amKey Posts30 mins ago — 4.48AMCanada, US agree to speed up trade talks48 mins ago — 4.30AMBefore the Bell: ASX to rise1 hr ago — 4.15AMSpeculative positioning has been unwound1 hr ago — 3.55AMUK bond yields stall near two-month high1 hr ago — 3.30AMOil extends rise as risks mount1 hr ago — 3.30AMGood morningGo to latestPinned post – 4.30AMBefore the Bell: ASX to riseTimothy MooreAustralian shares are poised to open higher, tracking a broad advance on Wall Street even as oil extended its rally on renewed US-Iran hostilities.ASX 200 futures were up 12 points or 0.1 per cent to 8754 near 4.30am. The S&P 500 was 0.9 per cent higher near 2.30pm in New York as information tech paced gains in seven of the benchmark’s 11 industry sectors.The Nasdaq 100 was 1.9 per cent higher, led by Nebius, Sandisk, Western Digital, Teradyne and Micron Technlogy - each up at least 12 per cent.A key semiconductor index was more than 5 per cent higher. Tesla was up 2.8 per cent, Nvidia up 1.5 per cent and SpaceX leapt 5.9 per cent.“The recent correction appears more consistent with a healthy reset following a parabolic advance than a fundamental breakdown in the AI investment theme,” said Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist for LPL Financial. “The long-term AI backdrop appears to be intact, but technical conditions have deteriorated.”Market highlightsASX 200 futures are pointing up 12 points or 0.1 per cent to 8754.All US prices near 2.30pm New York time.AUD +0.01% to US70.03¢Bitcoin +1.2% to $US66,194On Wall St: Dow +0.7% S&P +0.9% Nasdaq +1.3%VIX -1.57 to 17.08Gold +1.6% to $US4073.40 an ounceBrent oil +1.8% to $US90.78 a barrelIron ore -1.2% to $US98.45 a tonne10-year yield: US % Australia %Today’s agendaWestpac is set to release its June leading index at 10.30am AEST. Overseas, Japan will release June trade data and the UK will release June CPI data.Top storiesLowe says higher board gender targets may not add shareholder value | The sharemarket operator will simplify diversity rules, keeping a female ratio goal but dropping a plan to outline personal characteristics such as sexuality.AustralianSuper defies private credit fear, plans fivefold asset lift | The country’s largest retirement fund says the investment is perfectly suited to older members drawing incomes, and is targeting $20 billion within four years.Chanticleer: From $5 darling to 12¢ dud, MilkLab owner’s time to pay for the piper | Nifty refinancings buy time, but it’s difficult to trade out of them.‘Something is wrong with this place’: Kelty slams state of economy | Labor luminary Bill Kelty let fly in a written submission to a parliamentary inquiry into legislation to manage the nationwide distribution of cash.Fetching latest articles