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title: "ASX 200 Live Today - Thursday, 16th October"
description: "ASX 200 Live coverage for October 16 includes updates on market performance, with ASX 200 futures up 5 points (+0.05%). Major US benchmarks showed mixed results, with the S&P 500 up 0.40% but down 1.0"
type: "news"
locale: "en"
url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/261323933.md"
published_at: "2025-10-15T21:33:10.000Z"
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# ASX 200 Live Today - Thursday, 16th October

> ASX 200 Live coverage for October 16 includes updates on market performance, with ASX 200 futures up 5 points (+0.05%). Major US benchmarks showed mixed results, with the S&P 500 up 0.40% but down 1.0% since the US-China trade tensions escalated. Key sectors like Materials and Industrials saw declines. Positive earnings reports from companies like Bank of America and LVMH were noted, while a significant data center deal worth $40 billion was announced involving BlackRock, Microsoft, and Nvidia.

Welcome to our live ASX coverage for Thursday, October 16. We’re excited to trial this new format. Expect a high volume of posts pre-market and more periodic updates throughout the day. Today's live blog will wrap up around 2:00 pm AEDT. Be sure to refresh manually for the latest updates — and let us know how we can make it even better.

Good morning!

\[8:32 am\] ASX 200 futures are up 5 pts (+0.05%) as of 8:30 am AEDT.

The overnight session in a nutshell:

-   Major US benchmarks mostly higher, with S&P 500 up 0.40% but still down 1.0% since the US-China trade escalation last Friday
-   Softness in sectors like Materials (-0.49%), Industrials (-0.47%) and Energy (-0.08%) resulted in the Dow trading flat while the Equal-weight S&P 500 (+0.20%) underperformed the official benchmark by 20 bps
-   A busy session for headlines and news, with ratcheting up of US-China trade tensions
-   Mostly positive takeaways and share price reactions for Q3 reporters, including Bank of America (+4.3%), ASML (+2.7%) and LVMH (+7.1%)
-   BlackRock, Microsoft and Nvidia strike data center deal for nearly 80 facilities worth $40 billion

If you’re new to the blog – catch up quick via today’s Morning Wrap.

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