[Samuel Morning Market Update]
18-August-2026
Summary:
■ The U.S. market closed lower on Monday (Aug 17): Dow -0.51%, S&P 500 -0.52%, and Nasdaq -0.17%.
■ U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday as rising oil prices, renewed U.S.–Iran tensions, and higher Treasury yields weighed on sentiment.
■ The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield increased 2.97 bps to 4.722%, while the U.S. Dollar Index slipped 0.03% to 99.64.
■ Today, we expect the JCI to move lower, driven by negative sentiment from global markets.
Data:
DJIA 53,460; -0.5%
S&P500 7,745; -0.5%
STOXX 6,530; -0.1%
EIDO 13; 0.0%
STI 5,768; +0.4%
JCI 6,402; +1.6%
Brent Oil (USD/Bbl) 91; +2.7%
CPO Malay (MYR/MT) 4,821; +0.3%
Coal ICE (USD/MT) 134; +0.3%
Nickel (USD/MT) 16,683; +0.1%
Gold (Troy/Oz) 4,416; +0.9%
USD/IDR 17,825; +0.3%
Top foreign net buy 14/08/26: TINS, BBRI, ANTM
Top foreign net sell 14/08/26: TPIA, CUAN, ISAT
Admin & Editor
- Ahnaf Yassar
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