AVGOBroadcom Inc.
Reports Wed Sep 2After close4:15 PM ETConfirmed

Broadcom reports at 4:15 PM ET, and its custom AI chip order book is the cleanest read anyone gets on hyperscaler spending this quarter. A $1.8 trillion company's guidance sets the tone for Nvidia, Arista and the rest of the data center trade.

    CLOSING BELL
    Asia
    • 🇭🇰 Hang Seng-0.23%
    • 🇨🇳 SSE Composite-0.97%

    Hong Kong clawed back most of a rough open to finish just 0.23% lower at 3,222.98, while Shanghai took the real damage with a 0.97% drop. Mainland money is doing the retreating, and Hong Kong is holding the line.

    MARKET OPEN
    Europe
    • 🇬🇧 FTSE 100
    • 🇩🇪 DAX-0.67%
    • 🇫🇷 CAC 40

    London holds its ground at 10,789.28 while Frankfurt gives up 0.67% at the open, leaving Germany to carry the selling alone. UK investors get a quiet start with growth and Bank of England rate signals still unresolved.

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    MARKET OPEN
    Asia
    • 🇭🇰 Hang Seng-0.86%
    • 🇨🇳 SSE Composite-0.39%

    Hong Kong is doing the heavy selling, opening 0.86% lower while Shanghai gives back just 0.39%. That gap is where China exposure gets priced before US investors wake up.

    MARKET OPEN
    Nikkei 225🇯🇵 JPX
    -2.24%
    64,731

    Japan opened 1,484 points lower, wiping out a chunk of the run that carried the index above 66,000. With BOJ rates at 30-year highs and the yen still under pressure, Asia sets the risk tone before US futures wake up.

    CLOSE
    Natural Gas
    2.9
    USD/MMBtu
    +0.07%

    Natural gas closed at $2.90/MMBtu, a 7.4% single-session jump off the prior close. Moves that big in one day reset the cost math for utilities, LNG exporters and gas-levered E&Ps overnight.

    CLOSE
    WTI Crude Oil
    91.48
    USD/bbl
    +0.09%

    A 9% single-session jump in crude puts $91.48 a barrel within striking distance of levels that reset energy costs across every portfolio. Whether it holds through the next few closes is the whole question.

    MCDMcDonald's
    Dividend raised$1.86ex-date 2026-09-01 · 3.53% yield · 26 yrs paying · +5.1% YoY

    A 5.1% raise keeps the dividend hike streak alive while Wendy's is cutting its payout. Buyers after today's ex-date wait a full quarter for the next payment.

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    LOWLowe's
    New 52-week low$200.05-0.9% vs prior low · 2026-07-23

    Lowe's just broke to a fresh 52-week low at $200.05, and the $200 line is now the level holders have to defend.