Australian shares to open flat as Wall St slips on Nvidia uncertainty
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The Australian sharemarket is set to open flat after Wall Street ended mixed on Friday. Another selloff in semiconductor stocks overshadowed softer-than-expected US inflation data that eased concerns over a larger Federal Reserve interest rate hike in December.
Directly affected
- NVDA Nvidia-27.4% 30d
Named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF-15.4% 30d
VanEck Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story.
- SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF-19.1% 30d
iShares Semiconductor ETF: it holds chipmakers. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story.
- TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF+1.1% 16d
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “federal reserve” (US interest rates) in this story.
- TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF+1.1% 16d
iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story.
- EWA iShares MSCI Australia ETF+2.0% 30d
iShares MSCI Australia ETF holds stocks listed in Australia, which this story is about (“australian”).
- BWX SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF
SPDR Bloomberg International Treasury Bond ETF holds government bonds outside the US, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in Australia
- EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF-0.7% 6d
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF is a broad fund of developed-market stocks that includes Australia
- TSM Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing-10.6% 30d
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (semiconductors and related devices): chip demand, export rules and supply drive chipmakers' shares. Linked by “nvidia” (semiconductors) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVDA | +9.70% | +6.76% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| SMH | +0.14% | +4.23% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| SOXX | -1.72% | +4.04% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| TLTPrices arriving within minutes | — | — | — | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| TIPPrices arriving within minutes | — | — | — | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EWA | +2.03% | +1.10% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| BWXPrices arriving within minutes | — | — | — | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| EFAPrices arriving within minutes | — | — | — | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| TSM | -2.48% | +3.67% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Australian shares to open flat as Wall St slips on Nvidia uncertainty Capital Brief
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EWA | three days earlier | +1.10% | final price |
| EWA | five days earlier | +2.03% | final price |
| NVDA | three days earlier | +6.76% | final price |
| NVDA | five days earlier | +9.70% | final price |
| SMH | three days earlier | +4.23% | final price |
| SMH | five days earlier | +0.14% | final price |
| SOXX | three days earlier | +4.04% | final price |
| SOXX | five days earlier | -1.72% | final price |
| TSM | three days earlier | +3.67% | final price |
| TSM | five days earlier | -2.48% | final price |
Congressional trades in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar bought Nvidia (NVDA), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 23 Oct 2026. That is 23 days before publication. Filed 5 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Gilbert Cisneros sold Nvidia (NVDA), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 20 Oct 2026. That is 26 days before publication. Filed 10 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Nvidia (NVDA) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 7 Oct 2026. That is 39 days before publication. Filed 5 Nov 2026. View the filing.
- Sen. John Boozman sold EFA (jointly held), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 9 Sep 2026. That is 67 days before publication. Filed 21 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Cleo Fields bought Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 9 Oct 2026. That is 37 days before publication. Filed 22 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Gilbert Cisneros bought Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 22 Sep 2026. That is 54 days before publication. Filed 12 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Michael T. McCaul sold Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing (TSM) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Aug 2026. That is 82 days before publication. Filed 14 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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