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Top Business / Market Headlines — Friday, October 9, 2026
Global Markets Mixed / Tech Under Pressure
•APAC stocks traded mixed following the lacklustre handover from Wall St, where most major indices declined, and the Nasdaq underperformed as tech selling and AI-related concerns were stoked by a report that OpenAI's annual revenue was USD 20bln below previous estimates, at USD 50bln versus USD 70bln
•US stocks finished mixed on Thursday as concerns about OpenAI’s revenue outlook triggered sell-off in tech while rising oil added to inflation worries:
•The Nasdaq Composite fell 1.25% to 27,193.34, while the S&P 500 declined 0.47% to 7,765.36. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 51.77 points, or 0.1%, to 51,231.64
•Alternative close print: SPX -0.49% at 7,764, NDX -1.39% at 30,726, DJI +0.10% at 51,232
•Sector action Thursday: Technology -1.78%, Consumer discretionary -0.47%, while Energy +2.92% and Financials +0.91% outperformed
•Oracle dropped more than 5%, while Nvidia fell around 3%, AMD declined nearly 4% and Broadcom shed 4.4%. The semiconductor sector fell 3.4%
•Europe closed lower Thursday: Euro Stoxx 50 -0.94% at 6,122, Dax 40 -1.12% at 24,823, FTSE 100 -0.16% at 10,442, CAC 40 -0.51% at 7,730
•Pre-market theme today: Global Stocks Fall on Higher Oil Prices, AI Pullback — U.S. stock futures fell and Treasury yields rose as rising oil prices and a fresh artificial-intelligence wobble combined to weigh on sentiment
Oil & Yields Driving Sentiment
•Oil Prices Rise More Than 2% Amid Houthi Attacks, U.S. Gulf Shut-Ins — Prices gained on escalating Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia, a tanker strike in the Persian Gulf and growing U.S. offshore production shut-ins as Hurricane Isaias approached the coast
•Brent crude rose 4.07% to US$104.28 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate gained 3.64% to US$91.49 amid conflicting signals over the Iran war. Earlier in session, Brent briefly topped $108 because the war with Iran continues to clog the global flow of crude
•U.S. Stocks Fall as Treasury Yields Test Multidecade Highs — volatility in Treasury yields sparked concerns about mortgage rates and corporate credit costs
•Yields eased slightly overnight after auction: The benchmark 10-year yield fell five basis points to 5.227%, while the 30-year yield declined six basis points to 5.601%, but remains near multidecade highs with investors concerned higher energy prices could sustain inflation
•Gulf storm shutdowns: BP is removing personnel and shutting in production at both NA Kika and Thunder Horse platforms ahead of Hurricane Isaias; Shell says evacuations are complete across Appomattox, Mars, Ursa, Olympus and Vito facilities while monitoring impacts
Major Corporate Deals
•SpaceX agreed to acquire Grain Management’s nationwide 800 MHz spectrum portfolio for approximately USD 8bln in cash — seen as moving Starlink closer to challenging legacy wireless carriers, with shares of T-Mobile (TMUS), Verizon (VZ) and AT&T (T) dropping in US afterhours trade
•SoftBank (9984 JT) has reportedly held discussions with senior gulf investors to raise up to USD 100bln to expand AI bet, according to FT
•OpenAI revenue clarification: OpenAI is expected to reach or top USD 70bln in annualised revenue by end of 2026, Bloomberg reports citing sources — versus earlier FT report of USD 50bln run rate in September, below earlier estimates of nearly USD 70bln
•UK/Europe single-name news for Oct 9:
•Airtel Africa says Airtel Money IPO admission and unconditional dealings is expected on October 14th. Offer price set at GBP 1.96/shr
•DCC announces sale of Nexora for USD 725mln; Hexagon acquires Rocscience for USD 535mln
Financial Times — Top Stories Today (via Reuters)
•HSBC offers $13.6 billion deal to delist local Hong Kong unit — HK$106 billion ($13.62 billion) all-cash at HK$155 per share, 30% premium, to privatize Hang Seng Bank
•Glencore secures $394 million from Australia to keep copper smelter operational — A$600 million ($395.9 million) support package from federal and Queensland governments for Mount Isa smelter and Townsville refinery
•Peter Hargreaves to step down from Hargreaves Lansdown board
•Leonard Blavatnik injects another $587 million into DAZN as losses narrow
Asia — Additional Watch
•In India: Top Business & Market Headlines Today — BL Morning Report, October 9, 2026 highlights: Sensex gained over 879.09 points, Nifty topped 22,520.45 as all sectoral indices turned green — though earlier closes showed SENSEX 71,593.24 -1,045.46 and NIFTY 22,231.80 -371.25
•Dow Jones Top Markets Headlines 5 AM ET also flagged: German Exports Fall Further, and options traders betting on dramatic drop in interest rates