The Australian share market is set to gain after closing lower on Thursday.

Overnight, Wall Street’s S&P 500 hit a record high after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Tech stocks starred as Nvidia announced it would invest in rival Intel. 

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Market snapshot

ASX futures: -0.3% to 8,901 pointsAustralian dollar: -0.6% to 66.13 US centsWall Street: S&P 500: +0.5% to 6,631 pointsDow Jones: +0.3% to 46,142 pointsNasdaq: +0.9% to 22,470 pointsFTSE: +0.1% to 9,196 pointsEurostoxx: +0.2% to 551 pointsSpot gold: -1% to $US3,678/ounceBrent crude: -0.6% to $US67.57/barrelIron ore: -0.3% to $US105.60/tonneBitcoin: +1.5% to $US117,502

Prices current around 6:25pm AEST

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31m agoThu 18 Sep 2025 at 8:19pm

Good morning

Good morning and a happy Friday to you all.

Rhiana Whitson here signing on for blog duties this morning.

It’s looking like a positive for the Australian share market this morning, after the index slipped on Thursday to close -0.8% to 8,745 points.

On Wall Street overnight, the S&P 500 hit a record high as investors embraced the Federal Reserve’s rate cut.

Tech stocks also starred after Nvidia announced a $US5 billion investment in rival Intel.

I’ll bring you more on all of the above as the morning rolls on.