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Key points as of 07:42 GMT
- Asia. Asian stocks rebounded. Japan’s Nikkei 225 is up about 2.3% at 58,776, and FinancialJuice reports Taiwan’s Taiex up 4.9% and the MSCI Asia Pacific index up 1.9% after Friday’s 3.9% fall.
- US futures. S&P 500 futures are up 0.10%, Dow futures are up 0.50% and Nasdaq 100 futures are down 0.48%, after Nvidia said it is investigating whether CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort, according to Reuters.
- Friday on Wall Street. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to 7,376.86 and the Nasdaq rose 1.1%, but both ended the week down: 2.7% and 3.4%.
- Jobs. US employers added 165,000 jobs in October against about 60,000 expected, and unemployment fell to 4.1%.
- Oil, gold and rates. WTI crude is at $89.76, gold is at $4,107.80 and the 10-year Treasury yield closed Friday at 4.86%.
- Bitcoin. Bitcoin is at about $74,088, down 2.3% over 24 hours.
- Today. European markets open at 08:00 GMT, and Wall Street opens at 14:30 GMT.
Markets at a glance Market sentimentNeutral ▬
| Market | Level | Change |
|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 futures | 7,409.50 | +0.10% |
| Nasdaq 100 futures | 26,955.00 | -0.48% |
| Dow futures | 51,640 | +0.50% |
| Russell 2000 futures | 2,778.60 | +0.66% |
| VIX (Friday close) | 25.64 | -9.01% |
| DAX (Friday close) | 25,820 | -1.92% |
| Nikkei 225 (Japan) | 58,776 | +2.33% |
| WTI crude futures | $89.76 | -1.18% |
| Gold futures | $4,107.80 | +0.81% |
| 10-year Treasury yield (Friday close) | 4.86% | +2 bp |
| Bitcoin (24h change) | $74,088 | -2.26% |
Snapshot as of 07:42 GMT from our Markets Today feed. Changes are against Friday’s close. Bitcoin is the 24-hour change and the 10-year yield change is in basis points (1 bp = 0.01 percentage point). The VIX, DAX and Treasury yield are Friday closes because those markets have not opened yet. Sentiment follows S&P 500 futures: above +0.3% is Risk-On, below -0.3% is Risk-Off, in between is Neutral.
Asia rebounds, with Taiwan leading
Asian markets bounced after a bruising week. The MSCI Asia Pacific index is up 1.9% after falling 3.9% on Friday, its steepest drop since April 2025, according to FinancialJuice. Taiwan’s Taiex is up 4.9% and ended a seven-session losing streak. Japan’s Nikkei 225 is up about 2.3%. Reuters reports that TSMC rose 6.5%, Samsung Electronics 2.9% and SK Hynix 4.7%, which shows how much this rebound is about chip stocks. FinancialJuice also says Japanese and Taiwanese shares are still in bear markets, meaning more than 20% below their recent peaks.
US futures and the Nvidia headline
Futures are contracts that trade before the stock market opens, so they show where traders expect Wall Street to start. They are mixed. S&P 500 futures are up 0.10% and Dow futures are up 0.50%, while Nasdaq 100 futures are down 0.48%. According to FinancialJuice, Nasdaq futures fell as much as 1% at the Asian open before recovering, and they have slipped again since.
The reason is Nvidia. On Sunday the company said it is carrying out an internal investigation into whether CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort, Reuters reports, and the news puts his future as CEO under scrutiny. In out-of-hours trading, Nvidia shares were indicated at about $180.30, roughly 3.4% below Friday’s close of $186.64. That is an indication from after-hours venues, not a regular price, so the real move will only be clear when US trading opens at 14:30 GMT.
What happened on Wall Street on Friday
US stocks were mixed after Thursday’s rout. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% to 7,376.86, the Nasdaq Composite rose 1.1% to 24,579.42 and the Dow fell 0.5% to 51,285.73, according to AP figures. Chip stocks bounced, with Nvidia up nearly 3% and Micron up 5%, after falling 9% and 17% on Thursday, according to IBTimes. Even so, the week was a poor one: the S&P 500 lost 2.7%, the Nasdaq 3.4% and the Dow 0.9%.
A strong jobs report
The US jobs report was much stronger than expected. Employers added 165,000 jobs in October against a forecast of roughly 60,000, and unemployment fell to 4.1% from an expected 4.2%. Average hourly earnings rose 0.4% in the month, ahead of the 0.3% expected. Strong hiring and pay growth can keep the Federal Reserve from cutting rates, and investingLive says the report makes a rate hike more likely before the Fed’s meeting on 9 December. That fits with the Dow falling on Friday while tech recovered, though we cannot say for certain what drove each index.
The VIX falls back
The VIX, often called the market’s fear gauge, fell 9.01% on Friday to 25.64, after jumping almost 70% on Thursday to 28.18. It measures how much movement traders expect in the S&P 500 over the next 30 days. A reading around 15 is calm, so 25 is still elevated: investors are less scared than on Thursday but are still paying up for protection.
Oil and gold
WTI crude is at $89.76, down about 1.2% from Friday’s settlement. Gold is at $4,107.80, up about 0.8%. Both are small moves in a market that is waiting for direction from stocks and rates.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin is down about 2.3% over 24 hours to roughly $74,100, and Ether is down about 6.2%. Crypto has moved with tech stocks over the past week, so the Nvidia headline is one thing traders are watching.
Treasury yields
The 10-year Treasury yield closed Friday at 4.86%, up 2 basis points. Yields rose after the jobs report, because strong hiring makes rate cuts less likely. According to investingLive, the 2-year yield, which is more sensitive to Fed expectations, rose 4.5 basis points to 4.52%.
What to watch
- European markets open at 08:00 GMT, and the DAX will react to Friday’s 1.9% fall and the Asian rebound
- Nvidia’s shares at the US open at 14:30 GMT, and any further news on the investigation
- Whether the chip rebound in Asia holds after last week’s losses
- Fed rate expectations ahead of the 9 December meeting, after Friday’s strong jobs data
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This market snapshot was prepared at 07:42 GMT on November 9, 2026 from live market data and Friday’s closing reports, and it will not update after publication. For more context see our Daily Market Brief. It is for information only and is not investment advice.