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ASX set to slide despite Wall Street tech surge

Sky News Australia

June 18, 2026

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CommSec’s James Gruber says the Australian share market is expected to fall at the open today, with index futures down 0.6 per cent. “That’s despite a positive night on Wall Street. The S&P 500 ended up 1.1 per cent and the Nasdaq climbed 1.9 per cent,” he told Sky News Australia. “It was all about technology shares, especially semiconductors. Intel climbed 11 per cent after Donald Trump said that Apple would help Intel build chips and design them in the US.” Presented by CommSec.

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