ASX 200 Week Ahead: Wage Price Index, Jobs Data and Nvidia Earnings After Friday’s 0.71% Dip

Where the ASX 200 stands going into Monday

The benchmark is a little under its one-year high of 9,271.6 and well above its one-year low of 8,365.9. Friday's dip was modest, and the index remains in positive territory for both the past month and the year to date.

The Australian market leans heavily on banks, miners and energy producers, so the moves in currencies and commodities matter more here than in many other markets. You can follow the index on our ASX 200 page.

What the dollar and commodities are saying

The Australian dollar finished the week at 0.6774 against the US dollar after falling 0.54% on Friday. A weaker local currency can lift the Australian-dollar value of overseas earnings for exporters, while making imports costlier.

Copper, a key input for the miners that carry weight on the ASX, fell 1.71% to $6.09 a pound. Gold was almost flat at $3,886.3 an ounce, up 0.03%, according to our gold page. Brent crude held around $95.84 a barrel, essentially unchanged on the day, a level that matters for energy producers on the Australian market.

How the rest of Asia and Wall Street finished

Asia

Tokyo's Nikkei 225 gained 0.53% to 61,142.35. Hong Kong's Hang Seng lost 1.55% to 23,637.6 and Shanghai slipped 0.59% to 3,634.35. China-linked moves tend to be closely watched in Sydney because of the demand for Australian raw materials.

Americas

On Wall Street, the Nasdaq fell 0.91% to 25,136.27 and the S&P 500 eased 0.41% to 7,561.67. The Dow Jones rose 0.1% to 52,347.55. The VIX, Wall Street's fear gauge that rises when traders pay more for protection against swings, gained 3.21% to 19.3. The US 10-year yield rose to 5.154%; yields rise when bond prices fall.

What to watch next

• Monday 16 November: PDD Holdings reports before the US open, an early read on global consumer spending.
• Tuesday 17 November: Walt Disney and Home Depot report before the US open. Nvidia reports after the US close, which is Wednesday morning in Sydney, and its result has been a tone-setter for technology shares.
• Wednesday 18 November: The Australian Bureau of Statistics releases the Wage Price Index at 11:30am Sydney time. Target, Lowe's and Palo Alto Networks also report in the US.
• Thursday 19 November: The ABS publishes its Labour Force survey at 11:30am Sydney time. Walmart reports before the US open and Intuit after the close.

Release dates can change, so check the ABS release calendar before relying on them. Together, the wages and jobs numbers give a fresh picture of the Australian labour market in the same week as a heavy run of US earnings.

The ASX stocks in focus

With no Australian single-stock movers confirmed from Friday's session, the sectors to follow are the ones tied to the moves above: miners tracking copper and gold, energy producers tracking oil, and banks, which are sensitive to the wage and jobs figures. Technology-linked shares may also react to Nvidia's result. For the global backdrop, see our Hang Seng and Nikkei 225 pages.

This article is for information only and is not investment advice.

Markets at a glance

Data as of 15 Nov 2026, 15:58 WIB (08:58 GMT). Source: JournalArta Markets; some exchange data may be delayed up to 15 minutes. Follow live prices on JournalArta Markets. This article is for information only and is not investment advice.