30/09/2026 – Daily Reports
Global equities are showing resilience despite a difficult month for bond markets. September is on track to become one of the weakest months for global bonds in years, while major equity markets have remained relatively stable, supported by solid corporate earnings, resilient economic activity and continued enthusiasm around artificial intelligence.
U.S. stocks closed slightly lower on Tuesday as long-term Treasury yields continued to rise. The Dow Jones fell 0.26%, the S&P 500 declined 0.17% and the Nasdaq slipped 0.09%. The Nasdaq remains particularly sensitive to higher borrowing costs following its strong performance earlier in the year.
U.S. Treasury yields remain at multi-year highs. The 10-year yield reached around 5.29%, while the 30-year yield climbed above 5.6%, its highest level since 2002. Higher long-term yields are increasing financing costs and putting pressure on equity valuations, particularly across growth and technology stocks.
Asian markets are relatively mixed as investors assess the impact of higher global borrowing costs. Japan’s Nikkei has remained broadly stable over September, while the Kospi has gained around 1.4% for the month. The Japanese yen has also stabilized after recent weakness as markets remain alert to the possibility of official intervention.
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The Nasdaq Composite futures closed Monday 0.92% lower at 30556, with the Dow down 0.67% and the S&P 500 off 0.76%. The decline was driven by a jump in Treasury yields at the start of the week. The 30-year yield traded above 5.56%, around a 2004 high, and US futures were little changed early Tuesday. Attention turns to the August PCE price index on Wednesday, manufacturing data on Thursday and the September jobs report on Friday.
Frankfurt’s benchmark DAX ended Monday essentially unchanged, down 0.01%, while the MDAX fell 0.22% and the TecDAX 0.02%. Merck KGaA was the strongest performer, rising 2.56% to 138.45. Porsche Automobil Holding dropped 2.02% to an all-time low of 25.25. Decliners outnumbered advancers 358 to 330, and the DAX volatility index eased 5.67% to 16.88.
The Nikkei 225 futures closed Monday at 65623, down 486 points, as an early advance above 67,000 gave way to profit-taking; the broader TOPIX fell 16.59 points to 4,112.00. On Tuesday the index declined 1.11%, with the TOPIX down 1.67%. Losses were led by refiner and power-related shares. The ex-dividend adjustment also fell on 29 September. Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama reportedly told her US counterpart that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is not a reflationist and that an undervalued yen is problematic.
Brent futures December delivery settled Monday at $98,57 a barrel, up 96 cents, after reaching $101,23 intraday, as Saudi Arabia was reported to have restored East–West pipeline flows to roughly 3.5 million barrels per day. President Trump rejected Tehran’s conditional offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within seven days. Oil rose again on Tuesday amid conflicting Iran headlines, with reports of Iranian flexibility denied by both an Iranian official and Trump.
Gold fell 3.79% on Monday to $4115 an ounce, its weakest since 5 August, pressured by surging oil, a firm dollar and Treasury yields near 19-year highs; markets now price a more than 70% chance of a further Fed hike as soon as October. The Fed raised its target range by 25 basis points on 16 September to 3.75%–4.00%. Gold recovered about 0.5% in Asian trading on Tuesday.
